Etchell v. Royal Insurance

REPORT & RECOMMENDATION RE FEES AND COSTS

BRAZIL, United States Magistrate Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Earlier this year Judge Armstrong ruled that Safeguard wrongfully denied a tender by the Etchells of an underlying state court action. The District Court further ruled that because of that wrongful denial, Safeguard was obligated to reimburse the Etchells for fees and costs reasonably incurred in their defense in the tendered matter. Judge Armstrong did not purport to fix the conceptual scope of the reimbursement obligation. Nor did she determine the amount owing. Instead, she referred those matters to…