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BAREFIELD v. DPIC COMPANIES, INC.

No. 31226.

600 S.E.2d 256 (2004)

215 W.Va. 544

Hubert J. BAREFIELD, Plaintiff, v. DPIC COMPANIES, INC., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: June 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey V. Mehalic, Esq., Charleston, for Plaintiff.

Paul T. Farrell, Jr., Esq., Wilson, Frame, Benninger & Metheney, PLLC, Morgantown, Michael J. Romano, Esq., Romano Law Office, Clarksburg, for Amicus Curiae West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.

Gerard R. Stowers, Esq., Ronda L. Harvey, Esq., Rochelle L. Glover, Esq., Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love, Charleston, for Defendant.

J. David Cecil, Esq., James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C., Charleston, for Amici Curiae, Plaintiffs in "Asbestos-Unfair Trade Practices Cases".

STARCHER, Justice.

This case is before this Court upon a certified question from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia at Martinsburg. The plaintiff in the federal court lawsuit, Hubert J. Barefield, alleges that an insurance company, defendant DPIC Companies, Inc., violated the West Virginia Unfair Trade Practices Act in the litigation and settlement of a legal malpractice action filed...

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