West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/27/1998

Light v. Allstate Insurance

Citations

506 S.E.2d 64
203 W. Va. 27

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

“Implicit in our holding in Madden was that bifurcation and stay of a third-party bad faith claim against an insurer are mandatory.”
“A de novo standard is applied by this Court in addressing the legal issues presented by a certified question from a federal district or appellate court.”
“A de novo standard is applied by this Court in addressing the legal issues presented by a certified question from a federal district or appellate court.”
“Trial courts have discretion in determining whether to stay discovery in a first-party bad faith claim against an insurer . . . .”
“A de novo standard is applied by this Court in addressing the legal issues presented by a certified question from a federal district or appellate court.”
“A de novo standard is applied by this Court in addressing the legal issues presented by a certified question from a federal district or appellate court.”

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Judges: Davis, McCuskey

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