CASE STUDY

Beware of bad-faith liability

A Washington court case could introduce individual liability for adjusters.

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Florida appeals court broadens insureds' ability to sue for bad faith

Insurers continue to fight bad faith claims in court, with less and less success, especially in Florida.

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Filing a bad faith lawsuit against an insurer in Florida just got easier

Must a policyholder receive a final determination of coverage and damages before filing a bad faith claim against the insurer under Florida law?

9th Circuit reduces $2.5M bad faith award against Geico to $1M

What factors do courts look at to determine when an insurance carrier's conduct is reprehensible enough to justify an award of damages based on bad faith?

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State Farm can't get out of stacking-related bad-faith claim

A judge has denied State Farm's bid to end a bad-faith lawsuit that alleges the company refused to reimburse a man who had been charged for stacking insurance coverage even though he owned only one vehicle.

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Liberty Mutual ordered to pay $4.5M on a $25,000 policy

A federal district court in Illinois has ordered Liberty Mutual to pay a $4.5 million judgment despite the fact that it didn't find that the insurer had acted in bad faith.

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Geico must face bad faith suit stemming from claim over stolen baseball cards

An appellate court in Arizona has reversed a trial courts decision and ruled that an insured could proceed with his lawsuit against his insurer for bad faith stemming from, among other things, his claim for stolen baseball cards.

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Allstate loses bid to overturn $14M insurance bad faith verdict

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to grant Allstate a new trial.

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How Geico managed to overturn a $30M insurance bad faith award — for now

Geico appealed a jury's large award of damages on an underlying uninsured/underinsured motorist claim.

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5 rules of insurance bad faith, according to the Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court has issued a decision setting forth five rules about statutory bad faith under the states Insurance Code.