Medical Malpractice Insurance Ass'n v. Hirsch (In Re Lavigne)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT RELATING TO ESTATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE COVERAGE
BURTON R. LIFLAND, Chief Judge. Introduction
On cross motions for summary judgment, this court must weigh the competing claims of Medical Malpractice Insurance Association (“MMIA”) and Hal M. Hirsch (the “Trustee”), Trustee of the estate of Dr. Jeffrey E. Lavigne (“Lavigne”). MMIA brought this adversary proceeding to prevent the Trustee from obtaining continued medical malpractice insurance coverage for the estate after the debtor-in-possession cancelled an insurance policy and the…
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