Paul Ferland and Joshua Tumen | Property Insurance Law Observer In El Dueno, LLC v. Mid-Century Insurance Company (2025 WL 1540329) (10th Cir. 2025)), the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgement on behalf of the insurer on the basis that the insurer did not act in bad faith when it denied the insured’s claim based… Continue reading Insurer’s Use of Conflicting Reports Not Bad Faith, Says Court
Tag: Bad Faith Claims
Insured’s Count for Bad Faith Stripped from Claim
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii The insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment challenging the insured’s bad faith claim was successful. Baker v. Allstate Index. Co., 2024 U,.S. Dist. LEXIS 227802 (N.D. Miss. Dec. 17, 2024). Teresa Baker alleged that the roof of her rental property sustained wind and rain damage during… Continue reading Insured’s Count for Bad Faith Stripped from Claim
Jackson v. Spinnaker: Court Rules a Thorough Investigation is Just Good Business, Not Bad Faith
Ashley Eldridge | Property Insurance Law Observer In Jackson v. Spinnaker Insurance Company, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania considered a homeowners insurance coverage dispute, ultimately finding that questions of residency and alleged fraudulent misrepresentations precluded summary judgment. However, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer on the… Continue reading Jackson v. Spinnaker: Court Rules a Thorough Investigation is Just Good Business, Not Bad Faith
In Bad Faith: Understanding Bad Faith Claims and Policyholder Protection
Eric Jesse and Alexander B. Corson | Lowenstein Sandler Listen to the podcast In this episode of “Don’t Take No for An Answer,” Eric Jesse, partner in Lowenstein Sandler’s Insurance Recovery Group, is joined by Alexander B. Corson to discuss bad faith in insurance claims. Highlighting a recent example of a case involving Rockefeller University, Eric and Alex explain how… Continue reading In Bad Faith: Understanding Bad Faith Claims and Policyholder Protection
The Allegation Abbreviation: Louisiana Supreme Court Expedites Bad Faith Insurance Litigation
Chris D’Amour, Paige Franckiewicz and Jeffey Richardson | Adams and Reese In a recent unanimous decision in Wilson v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Louisiana Supreme Court held that bad faith claims against insurance companies are subject to a two-year prescriptive period when a policy states that a breach of contract claim against the insurer… Continue reading The Allegation Abbreviation: Louisiana Supreme Court Expedites Bad Faith Insurance Litigation