FINKBINER v. MED. PROF. LIAB. CAT. L.F.

No. 381 C.D. 1988.

119 Pa.Commw. 243 (1988)

546 A.2d 1327

N. Adele Finkbiner and J. Harry Finkbiner, Petitioners v. Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund and Thomas J. Judges, Sr., and Harry J. Keogh, Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

September 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Kurens, with him, Arnold M. Kessler, Arnold M. Kessler Associates, for petitioners.

Claudia M. Tesoro, Deputy Attorney General, with her, John G. Knorr, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Attorney General, for respondents.

Argued June 14, 1988, before Judges CRAIG, BARRY and SMITH, sitting as a panel of three.


OPINION BY JUDGE CRAIG, September 1, 1988:

N. Adele and J. Harry Finkbiner filed a complaint, in this court's original jurisdiction, to recover money from the Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund, (CAT Fund) its director, Thomas J. Judges, and a claims examiner, Harry J. Keogh.

The issue, raised by the Commonwealth's demurrer, is whether the CAT Fund can be liable for a bad faith refusal...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases