Bad faith liability
Bad-faith litigation has long been a contentious — and big-dollar — issue for insurers.
January 29, 2018
Filing a bad faith lawsuit against an insurer in Florida just got easierMust a policyholder receive a final determination of coverage and damages before filing a bad faith claim against the insurer under Florida law?
January 01, 2018
9th Circuit reduces $2.5M bad faith award against Geico to $1MWhat 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?
August 18, 2017
State Farm can't get out of stacking-related bad-faith claimA 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.
August 16, 2017
Liberty Mutual ordered to pay $4.5M on a $25,000 policyA 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.
June 27, 2017
Geico must face bad faith suit stemming from claim over stolen baseball cardsAn 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.
June 22, 2017
Allstate loses bid to overturn $14M insurance bad faith verdictThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to grant Allstate a new trial.
June 21, 2017
How Geico managed to overturn a $30M insurance bad faith award — for nowGeico appealed a jury's large award of damages on an underlying uninsured/underinsured motorist claim.
April 28, 2017
5 rules of insurance bad faith, according to the Texas Supreme CourtThe Texas Supreme Court has issued a decision setting forth five rules about statutory bad faith under the states Insurance Code.
March 07, 2017
Workers’ comp case involving insurer’s ‘appalling conduct’ expands bad faith claims in OklahomaAlthough a workers' comp carrier ultimately paid the benefits due to the injured employee, the carrier's refusal and delay 26 times led the Oklahoma Supreme Court to take action.
February 10, 2017
Massachusetts top court limits bad faith awards against insurersAccording to Massachusetts law, an award of bad faith against insurers allows for treble damages, but it's not clear how those damages should be calculate. See what the Massachusetts top court said.