Montana: Unambiguous Exclusions Enforced Despite Lack of Table of Contents Required Under Statute
A recent Supreme Court decision, High Country Paving, Inc. v. United Fire & Cas. Co., 2022 …
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Avoid Creating Coverage By Estoppel, Waiver & Forfeiture: California
Waiver, estoppel and forfeiture are doctrines on which insureds often rely to try to create coverage …
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A Jury Must Find An Insurer Acted Unreasonably In Order To Find Bad Faith Failure to Settle
On March 8, 2021 the California Court of Appeal, reversing a $10 million verdict against Farmers, …
Texas Amends Insurance Code In Response To Weather Claims
On May 26, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed into law Texas House Bill 1774/Senate Bill …
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Ninth Circuit Finds Plausible Claim of Damages Avoids Dismissal of Bad Faith Lawsuit
Can an insurer be potentially liable for breach of contract or bad faith where the insured …
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Cumis Counsel: An Insurer’s Right To Dispute Coverage Does Not Automatically Trigger A Right to Cumis Counsel
Recently, once again, a California appeals court weighed in on the scope of the right to …
Production of Insurance Company Claim Files In Bad Faith Litigation: Three Years After Cedell, Where Are We?
Bad faith litigation is complex and costly. In these types of cases, the discovery process often …