Texas Hurricane Season: Statutory Requirements for Handling Claims
For Texans, the prime hurricane season from August to September is now over. Although there were …
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Except In Two Circumstances, There Can Be No Claim For Bad Faith Without A Breach of The Contract – The Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeal Reconfirms
In Lexington Insurance Company v. Jaw The Pointe, LLC, 2013 WL 3968445 (Houston [14th Dist.] August …
Alicia Curran, Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Bad Faith Practice, to Present at ACI 25th National Advance Forum on Bad Faith Litigation in San Francisco
The American Conference Institute (ACI), will be holding the 25th National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith …
In Alabama, Bad Faith Claim Defeated As A Matter Of Law Though Basis For Coverage Denial Was Debatable
A policyholder’s tort claim for the bad faith refusal to pay a claim was dismissed as …
A Claim for Bad Faith is Not Eliminated By A Late Payment of the Insured’s Economic Damages
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently considered whether the carrier’s …
Think You Cannot Be Sued For Bad Faith Because You Haven’t Issued A Policy to A Plan Participant? Think Again . . .
Just because there is no insurance policy may not mean there is no cause of action …
Bad Faith Claims Permitted Against Self-Insured Employers In Iowa – “Fairly Debatable” Defense Precludes Finding This Time
A federal trial court in Iowa confirmed that first-party bad faith claims may be cognizable against …
New York Court of Appeals to Insurers: If You Breach Your Duty to Defend, You May Lose Your Defenses to Indemnification
The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, recently held that an insurer that …
Connecticut Court Confronts Duty to Investigate
In Capstone Building Corp. v. American Motorists Ins. Co., 2013 Conn. LEXIS 187 (Conn. June 11, …
Ever Had A Common Law Bad Faith Claim Dismissed?
A federal trial court in Tennessee confirmed what has been the law in Tennessee for almost …
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