GANIM v. COLUMBIA CAS. CO.

No. 08-3945.

574 F.3d 305 (2009)

Richard A. GANIM, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael David Zaverton, Walter & Haverfield LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Andrew L. Margulis, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, New York, New York, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Mark S. Fusco, Susan Keating Anderson, Walter & Haverfield LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Andrew L. Margulis, Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, New York, New York, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN, RYAN, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Richard Ganim contends that Columbia Casualty Company breached its insurance agreement in bad faith by refusing to defend him in an arbitration proceeding before the National Association of Securities Dealers. The district court determined that Columbia properly refused to defend because the allegations against Ganim did not state a claim potentially within the scope of the policy's coverage. See Ganim v. Columbia...

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