SWAMY v. CADUCEUS SELF INS. FUND, INC.

No. 93-309.

648 So.2d 758 (1994)

Nanjunda SWAMY, M.D., and Nanjunda Swamy, M.D., P.A., Appellants, v. CADUCEUS SELF INSURANCE FUND, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis K. Rosenbloum and James A. Hightower of Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A., Pensacola, for appellants.

W. Douglas Hall and Alan F. Wagner of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Dr. Swamy (the insured) appeals from a final summary judgment denying recovery on his claim against his malpractice insurer, where he alleged that the insurer exhibited bad faith in failing to settle a medical malpractice action that had been brought against the doctor. Apparently, the trial court concluded that Dr. Swamy's claim was extinguished once his insurer satisfied the excess judgment that an injured patient obtained against Swamy in the underlying...

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