SER National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, PA. v. David W. Hummel, Jr. and Axiall Corporation and Westlake Chemical Corporation
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The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a writ of prohibition in part, prohibiting the circuit court's sua sponte dismissal of the bad faith claim under Georgia law and its finding that West Virginia law applied to all bad faith claims. However, the court declined to extend the writ to mandate Georgia law apply to the entire dispute.
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