Larry Bache | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 24, 2017 Insurance companies hate producing its claims guidelines, loss ratios, and other relevant documents in bad faith litigation. Recently, a Nebraska federal trial court denied Owners Insurance Company’s request to bifurcate my client’s bad faith claim from its breach of contract claim. This ruling… Continue reading Court Finds Policyholders are Entitled to Bad Faith Discovery
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Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Ryan Boysen | Law 360 | July 3, 2017 National insurance giants including State Farm, AIG, Allstate and a slew of others are staring down the barrel of an unconventional proposed class action in Connecticut that could cost them billions of dollars and will test the limits of the state’s insurance industry bad faith laws — all because of… Continue reading Giant Concrete Coverage Suit Tests Conn. Bad Faith Laws
Judge Denies Insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate Coverage and Bad Faith
Erin Dunnavant | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 5, 2017 On May 25, 2017, Susan M. Bazis, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska, denied an insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate and Stay Discovery on Plaintiff’s Bad Faith Claim.1 The underlying action is based on a loss due to a hailstorm suffered at… Continue reading Judge Denies Insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate Coverage and Bad Faith
Insurer’s Refusal to Provide Explanation for Claim Denial Until Litigation Supports Bad Faith Award
Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 14, 2017 The Court of Appeals of Tennessee recently affirmed an award which included bad faith damages against Farmers Mutual of Tennessee where the insurer repeatedly failed to explain to the insured what the basis for the denial of the claim was until the insurer… Continue reading Insurer’s Refusal to Provide Explanation for Claim Denial Until Litigation Supports Bad Faith Award
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Assigning Your Bad Faith Claim in Bet the Company Litigation
Joshua B. Rosenberg | The National Law Review | April 24, 2017 Commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies are popular in the marketplace, as they protect policyholders of every stripe from the ever-present risk of liability for bodily injury and property damage. Of at least equal importance is the insurance company’s duty to defend the… Continue reading Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Assigning Your Bad Faith Claim in Bet the Company Litigation