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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Claims Handling Reminders for Oklahoma Storm Losses
C. Wesley Vines, Admitted to Practice in OK since 1983 and TX since 1990 In light …
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Senate Bill 814 Proposes Sweeping and Retroactive Changes to Environmental Claims Handling in Oregon
On March 13, 2013, the Oregon legislature introduced Senate Bill 814 to create sweeping reforms on …
Estée Lauder v. OneBeacon Insurance Group – Expanding the Scope of Discovery in Bad Faith Cases
On April 15, 2013, a New York trial court granted the insured’s request for the production …