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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Bedell, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of West Virginia, Harrison County, et al., 2011 — 565 U.S. 1072 · caselaw · US
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State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Bedell, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of West Virginia, Harrison County, et al.
565 U.S. 1072·Supreme Court of the United States·2011
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No. 11-238.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Bedell, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of West Virginia, Harrison County, et al.
[MAJORITY]
Sup. Ct. App. W. Va. Motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae filed by the following were granted: National Insurance Crime Bureau et al.; Michael D. Riley, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner; West Virginia Mutual Insurance Co.; DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar; National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. et al.; American Tort Reform Assn.; and Washington Legal Foundation et al. Certio-rari denied.