Florida Alert: Can a Liability Carrier be Sued for Bad Faith when Its Insured Was Not Exposed to Liability In Excess of the Policy Limits?
The Third District Court of Appeals finding recently held that in certain circumstances, a third party …
Pennsylvania Federal District Court: Insurer’s Reliance on “Reasonable” Interpretation of Law Does Not Automatically Bar Bad Faith
On March 13, 2017, the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, rejected the argument …
Washington: Third-Party Administrators and Adjusters Can Be Liable in Bad Faith Actions
On April 11, 2017, the Division III Washington Court of Appeals, on a 2 to 1 …
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South Carolina Federal District Court: Insurer May Act in Bad Faith by Considering Extrinsic Evidence to Deny Duty to Defend
On February 6, 2017, the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, found a genuine …
Large Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions – Potential Bad Faith Exposures
As the economy recovers from the Great Recession, the insurance industry is experiencing an increase in …
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Webinar: Review of Significant Bad Faith Cases in 2016 (3/23/2017 at 11:30a – 12:30p ET)
Julia Molander and Jennifer Kennedy-Coggins of the Global Insurance Department present this one-hour Cozen O’Connor webinar which will provide a …
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Mediation Statements in Federal Courts May or May Not be Privileged and Can Be Waived
The Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri declined to recognize a mediation privilege in …
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“Succeeds to the Interests of” Does Not Require Assumption of Obligations: D&O Policy’s Insured v. Insured Exclusion Applies to Claim Assigned to Fidelity Insurer; No Bad Faith
On February 24, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a state trial court ruling that an …
Alaska Creates Exception to General Rule that Injured Party Cannot Sue Insured’s Carrier
The Supreme Court of Alaska in Burnett v. Government Employees Insurance Company, 2017 WL 382648 (Alaska …
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Are Attorneys’ Bills Privileged Once Litigation Ends – California Supreme Court Says No in ACLU Litigation?
The California Supreme Court recently held, in Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (2016) …