VENN v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INS. CO.

Nos. 94-3423, 95-2000.

99 F.3d 1058 (1996)

John E. VENN, as Trustee of the Estate of Fariss D. Kimbell, Jr., M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. John E. VENN, as Trustee of the Estate of Fariss D. Kimbell, Jr., M.D., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr., Louis K. Rosenbloum, Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, Pensacola, FL, George W. Estess, Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod, Pensacola, FL, Talbot D'Alemberte, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, for John E. Venn.

Elmo R. Hoffman, Orlando, FL, Mark S. Marani, Atlanta, GA, J. Dixon Bridgers, III, Carlton, Fields, P.A., Pensacola, FL, Edward Clay Parker, H. Joseph McGuire, Orlando, FL, Gus H. Small, Karen Fagin White, Small, White & Marani, P.C., Atlanta, GA, Pamela Mark Burke, Orlando, FL, for St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. in No. 94-3423.

Gus Small, Karen F. White, Mark S. Marani, Small White & Marani, Atlanta, GA, Edward Clay Parker, H. Joseph McGuire, Orlando, FL, Pamela Mark Burke, Orlando, FL, for St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. in No. 95-2000.

Before BIRCH, Circuit Judge, GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge, and O'KELLEY, Senior District Judge.


BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

This diversity medical malpractice insurance case has spanned twelve years and involved the participation of twenty-seven judges. It is now before us for the second time. The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee can assert a bad faith claim against an insurer when the underlying cause of action accrued after the named insured was discharged in bankruptcy; (2) if such a claim is found to be cognizable, what...

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