Legal Opinion
LaValley v. Virginia Sur. Co., Inc.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided March 7, 2000No. 3:98CV7257PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARR, District Judge.
This is an insurance coverage dispute in which plaintiff Richard LaValley, an attorney, seeks a declaratory judgment that he may recover the defense and settlement costs of a lawsuit brought against him under his malpractice insurance policy. The Court has diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Pending are LaValley’s and defendant Virginia Surety’s motions for summary judgment. For the following reasons, Virginia Surety’s motion is granted and LaValley’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
I. Insurance Policy
LaValley is an attorney doing business in Sylvania,…
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