Deborah Trotter | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | November 27, 2019 Louisiana federal courts have been split on the issue regarding the applicable prescriptive period (statute of limitation) for first-party insureds’ bad faith claims against their insurers. Recently, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted review of Smith v. Citadel Insurance Company, to definitively rule on… Continue reading What Is the Prescriptive Period for Louisiana First-Party Bad Faith Claims?
Tag: Bad Faith Claims
He Who Represents Himself has a Fool for a Client
Barry Zalma | Zalma on Insurance | November 8, 2019 Release of all Claims Defeats Bad Faith Suit First party property insurers seldom use a release of all claims to resolve a fire claim. The only time a release is used is when there is a serious dispute between the insurer and the insured and… Continue reading He Who Represents Himself has a Fool for a Client
Insurer Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Construction Defect, Bad Faith Claims
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 12, 2019 The federal district court denied the insurer’s motion for summary judgment seeking to establish there was no coverage for construction defect claims and for bad faith. Country Mut. Ins. Co. v. AAA Constr. LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115935 (W.D. Okla. July 12,… Continue reading Insurer Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Construction Defect, Bad Faith Claims
Washington Supreme Court Holds Claims Adjusters Cannot Be Personally Liable for Bad Faith
Jordan Hess and Terri Sutton | Cozen O’Connor | October 9, 2019 In a closely contested 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., Slip. Op. No. 95867-0, ___ P.3d ___ (Oct. 3, 2019), that a claims adjuster cannot be held personally liable to an insured for bad faith.… Continue reading Washington Supreme Court Holds Claims Adjusters Cannot Be Personally Liable for Bad Faith
Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Statutory Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Where Bona Fide Coverage Dispute Existed and Insured Failed to Plead Sufficient Facts Showing that Insurer Unreasonably Refused to Comply with Policy Obligations
Patrick F. Nugent | Bad Faith Sentinel | February 13, 2019 Propitious, LLC owns a two-story building and leased the first floor of the property to Connacht, LLC, which used the space to operate a restaurant and sports bar. Propitious insured the property under a policy issued by Badger Mutual Insurance Company; Connacht insured the… Continue reading Northern District of Illinois Dismisses Statutory Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Where Bona Fide Coverage Dispute Existed and Insured Failed to Plead Sufficient Facts Showing that Insurer Unreasonably Refused to Comply with Policy Obligations