August 06, 2019
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. and Columbia Casualty Co. have agreed to dismiss their dispute over coverage for a hospital in a medical malpractice case, reaching a negotiated settlement that allows them to avoid a trial over the row, according to a Rhode Island federal court filing.
May 21, 2019
A Rhode Island federal judge has ruled that a jury must tackle a dispute between two insurance companies over coverage for a medical malpractice case against a hospital, which the insurers ultimately settled for $31.5 million following a hefty jury verdict.
May 20, 2016
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday allowed Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. to proceed with a claim that Columbia Casualty acted in bad faith by failing to settle a medical malpractice action against a hospital within its policy limits, which ultimately led the insurers to resolve the case for $31.5 million following a hefty jury verdict.
January 19, 2016
Columbia Casualty pressed its case against fellow insurer Ironshore Specialty's bad faith claims in a dispute over a malpractice settlement on Tuesday, telling a Rhode Island federal court there simply can't be a bad faith claim in light of the deal that was lower than a jury's damages award.
January 04, 2016
Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. pushed a Rhode Island federal judge Monday to allow its counterclaim against Columbia Casualty on behalf of its policyholder, a hospital that lost a $31.5 million malpractice jury verdict after Columbia allegedly failed to settle, saying state law recognizes its right to make the claim.
December 11, 2015
Columbia Casualty fought to dismiss claims that it gambled with an excess insurer's policy limits and lost in a $31.5 million medical malpractice settlement, saying on Friday bad faith claims can't survive where the insurers and the hospital agreed to the deal that prevented an excess judgment.