Paul W. Lightner v. Michael D. Riley, W.Va. Insurance Commissioner

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Paul W. Lightner, Petitioner, from a March 26, 2012, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County affirming the decision of the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner (“Insurance Commissioner”), which found that the rates charged by Respondents, CitiFinancial and Triton Insurance Company, were reasonable. Herein, Lightner alleges that the circuit court erred in upholding the order of the Insurance Commissioner because it refused Lightner a hearing in violation of both State ex rel. CitiFinancial v. Madden, 223 W.Va. 229, 672 S.E.2d 365 (2008),…