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John K. McNally Jr. v. Nationwide Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 23, 1987No. 86-5128PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of a lawsuit by John K. McNally, Jr., against his insurer, Nationwide Insurance Company. McNally contends that Nationwide failed in bad faith to settle a claim brought against him by Richard L. and Sheila M. Eckman for catastrophic injuries caused to Sgt. Eck-man by McNally’s negligence. Jurisdiction was founded upon diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. A jury in the district court for the District of Delaware found that Nationwide acted unreasonably in refusing either to accept the settlement offer the Eckmans made to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Casson v. Nationwide InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1982
  2. Puritan Insurance Company v. Canadian Universal Insurance Company, Ltd., D/B/A Canadian Universal Insurance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  3. Theodore Kornicki v. Calmar Steamship Corporation v. Jarka Corporation of Philadelphia, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
  4. Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. v. WSMW Industries, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1980
  5. Torrez v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. In Re Lower Lake Erie Iron Ore Antitrust Litigation (Mdl No. 587). (Nineteen Cases). Wills Trucking, Inc. Consolidated Dock and Storage, Inc. Toledo World Terminal, Inc. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02010). Wills Trucking, Inc. And Toledo World Terminal, Inc., in 91-1526. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1586. Wills Trucking, Inc. Consolidated Dock and Storage, Inc. Toledo World Terminal, Inc. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02010). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1587. C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Co., Inc. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02012). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1588. Republic Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Norfolk & Western Railway Company and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02079). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1589. National Steel Corporation v. Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (Civil No. 84-02134). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1590. Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02135). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1591. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02138). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1592. Tauro Brothers Trucking Co. v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Inc. v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02781). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1593. Sharon Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-05562). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1594. Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Inc. And the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-05760). Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, in 91-1595. C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Co., Inc. v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02012). C.D. Ambrosia Trucking Company ("Ambrosia"), in 91-1627. Republic Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Consolidated Rail Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Norfolk & Western Railway Company and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company (d.c. Civil No. 84-02079). Republic Steel Corporation in 91-1628. National Steel Corporation v. Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02134). National Steel Corporation, in 91-1629. Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated v. The Penn Central Corporation, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02135). Jones & Laughlin Steel Incorporated, in 91-1630. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Norfolk & Western Railway Company Norfolk & Southern Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-02138). Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, in 91-1631. Tauro Brothers Trucking Co. v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Inc. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Inc. v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Co. (d.c. Civil No. 84-02781). Tauro Brothers Trucking Company, in 91-1632. Sharon Steel Corporation v. The Penn Central Corporation the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Csx Corporation Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Consolidated Rail Corporation (d.c. Civil No. 84-05562). Sharon Steel Corporation, in No. 91-1633. Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, Inc. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Inc. Csx Corporation, Inc. Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Inc. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Inc. And the Penn Central Corporation, Inc. (d.c. Civil No. 84-05760). Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Codan Corporation ("Erie"), in 91-1634Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Dairyland Insurance v. HermanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Herskowitz v. Nutri/System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  5. Armstrong v. DwyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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