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<title>Car Passenger Was An Insured, Can Sue For Bad Faith, Alaska High Court Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A passenger who was injured in an auto accident has the right to sue the driver's insurer for bad faith as an intended beneficiary, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled Jan. 20, reversing a trial court's judgment that that the insurer did not owe the passenger a duty of good faith and fair dealing (Jacob Ennen v. Integon Indemnity Corp., et al., No. S-13832 and S-13922, Alaska Sup.; 2012 Alas. LEXIS 15). 
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<title>Panel Finds New Laws Were Not Applied Retroactively In UIM Dispute, Affirms Ruling</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - While agreeing that it is generally improper to apply new laws retroactively, a panel in the Colorado Court of Appeals on Jan. 19 found sufficient evidence of an insurer's unreasonable conduct after the enactment of new statutes to support a jury's verdict in favor of the insured under those laws' guidelines (Charles M. Vaccaro v. American Family Insurance Group, No. 10CA2590, Colo. App.; 2012 COA 9; 2012 Colo. App. LEXIS 62). 
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<title>Judge: States' Dissimilar Liability Systems Led To Legitimate Coverage Dispute</title>
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<![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma man who was involved in an accident in Minnesota fell short of establishing that his insurer acted in bad faith, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Jan. 18, finding instead that the parties' lack of knowledge of the two states' insurance systems merely caused "a legitimate dispute over coverage" (Joe J. Huffman v. United Financial Casualty Co., No. 5:10-cv-01139, W.D. Okla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5561). 
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<title>Judge: Collateral Source Dispute Did Not Justify Low UM/UIM Settlement Offer</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - Even though an insurer differed with a policyholder over whether her Medicare payment should be set off from the uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM) coverage she sought, a Colorado federal judge on Jan. 17 held that this did not explain why the insurer's settlement offer was almost $180,000 less than her policy limit amount (Nan J. Baumann v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co., No. 1:11-cv-00789, D. Colo.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5247). 
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<title>Judge: Failure To Show Bad Faith Defeats Indemnitors' Wrongful Payment Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[MOBILE, Ala. - Even if some of a surety's payments on its indemintors' behalf were wrongfully made, an Alabama federal judge on Jan. 10 ruled that the surety acted within its authority and not in bad faith, granting the surety's summary judgment motion (Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. v. Hyperion Construction LLC, et al., No. 21, S.D. Ala.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3170). 
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<title>Judge Finds Insurer Did Not Delay Or Lowball Payment Of Fire Damages Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - The claimants in a dispute over damages from a home fire claim failed to show that their insurer unreasonably delayed paying their claim, lowballed its valuations of loss or refused to pay additional living expenses (ALE) in bad faith, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Jan. 11, granting partial summary judgment to the insurer (Harold G. Seto, et al. v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 2:10-cv-00505, W.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3306). 
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<title>Panel Finds Insured's Failure To Cooperate With Investigation Voided Policy</title>
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<![CDATA[WAUSAU, Wis. - An insured did not submit any proof to counter his insurer's prima facie evidence that he failed to cooperate with an investigation into a home fire claim, a panel in the Third District Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled Jan. 10, affirming a lower court's grant of summary judgment in the insurer's favor (Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Robert H. Holmes III, No. 2011AP352, Wis. App, Dist. 3; 2012 Wisc. App. LEXIS 16). 
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<title>Bad Faith Counterclaim Dismissed Due To Policy's Assault And Battery Exclusion</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Finding that an underlying plaintiff's negligence claims against a bar were based on allegations of assault and battery by the bar's security staff, a California federal judge on Jan. 20 granted summary judgment in favor of the bar's insurer on coverage declaratory claims and on a bad faith claim against it (The Burlington Insurance Co. v. CHWC Inc. d/b/a Crazy Horse Restaurant and Nightclub, et al., No. 2:11-cv-02926, C.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6530). 
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<title>Misrepresenting Key Ownership In Fire Investigation Was Material, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. - A man's repeated misrepresentation over whether he owned a key to the house where a fire occurred violated a homeowners policy's concealment or fraud provision, an Oklahoma federal judge found Jan. 17, ruling that the insurer did not breach the contract or act in bad faith by denying a claim for the fire damage (Kristen Agrawal, et al. v. Farmers Insurance Company Inc., No. 4:11-cv-00087, N.D. Okla.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4789). 
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<title>9th Circuit Reverses Ruling That Insurers' Duty To Defend Terminated</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANSISCO - The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 20 reversed a lower court's ruling that technology liability and commercial general liability insurers' duty to defend its insured terminated, further finding that the lower court erroneously found that an excess insurer had a duty to defend (National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; et al. v. Seagate Technology Inc., Nos. 10-17194 and 10-17215, 9th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 1228; See 7/5/05, Page 21). 
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<title>Louisiana Majority Refuses To Rehear Katrina, Rita Coverage Class Action</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - Five weeks after a majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court reinstated a trial court's ruling awarding penalties arising out of an insurer's failure to timely initiate loss adjustment of class action members' claims stemming from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the majority on Jan. 20 denied a motion for rehearing (Geraldine Oubre, et al. v. Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan, No. 2011-C-0097, La. Sup.; See 1/12/12, Page 19). 
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<title>Judge: Parties Fail To Reach Settlement In Defective Product Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - Parties in a defective product suit failed to reached a settlement agreement, a Louisiana federal judge reported Jan. 12, just two days after the judge denied an insurer's renewed motion for summary judgment on a bad faith cross-claim (Gulf Production Company Inc., et al. v. Hoover Oilfield Supply, Inc., et al., No. 08-5016 c/w Nos. 09-104, 09-2779, E.D. La.). 
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<title>Underlying Damages Were Not Caused By Occurrence, Texas Federal Judge Finds</title>
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<![CDATA[CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - After determining that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for underlying suits arising out of the insured's drilling of an oil exploration well in an incorrect location because the underlying suits do not allege property damages caused by an occurrence, a Texas federal judge on Jan. 18 entered final judgment in the insurer's favor (PPI Technology Services L.P. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., No. 11-47, S.D. Texas; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5234). 
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<title>Insureds Claim Carrier Misrepresented Scope Of Coverage Under Policies</title>
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<![CDATA[BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Insureds seeking coverage for underlying asbestos bodily injury claims allege in a Jan. 6 complaint filed in Connecticut federal court that their insurer wrongfully denied coverage under excess policies and misrepresented the scope of coverage afforded under those policies (ITT Corp. and Goulds Pump Inc. v. Travelers Casualty &amp; Surety Co., No. 12-38, D. Conn.). 
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<title>Bad Faith Expert Limited In Kentucky Payment Delay Case</title>
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<![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. - An insurance expert can testify in a third-party bad faith case that an insurance company's initial settlement offer should have been for policy limits, but he cannot opine that the insurer acted in bad faith because he is not familiar with Kentucky bad faith law, a federal judge held Dec. 16 (Cecil C. Nevels III v. Deerbrook Insurance Co., No. 10-83-ART, E.D. Ky.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144887). 
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<title>Who Killed Reverse Bad Faith? And Why It Could Make A Comeback</title>
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<![CDATA[By R. Steven Rawls and Gary L. Printy I. Introduction In every state in the union an insured can seek some form of compensation for an insurer's "bad faith" in adjusting a claim.1 Yet only one state, Tennessee, currently allows an insurance company to recover damages caused by the insured's bad faith.2 This imbalance has allowed "bad faith" litigation to become big business.3 The tendency of courts to treat insureds like a disadvantaged class has created an uneven playing field for insurance companies in claims adjustment.4 
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<title>Utah High Court Finds Fire-Related Claims Filed Within Statute Of Limitations</title>
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<![CDATA[SALT LAKE CITY - A trial court incorrectly calculated the tolling period of an insured's claims against its comprehensive commercial insurance provider, the Utah Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30, partially reversing summary judgment against the policyholder (Stone Flood and Fire Restoration Inc., et al. v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, No. 2011 UT 83, Utah Sup.; 2011 UT 83; 2011 Utah LEXIS 181). 
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<title>Nevada High Court Reverses Dismissal Of ERISA Case, Finding Preemption Uncertain</title>
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<![CDATA[CARSON CITY, Nev. - A trial court erred in dismissing a couple's claims against its health insurance provider as preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) because the insurer may have been acting independent of its role as an ERISA administrator, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Dec. 29 (Janise Munda, et al. v. Summerlin Life &amp; Health Insurance Co., No. 55308, Nev. Sup.; 2011 Nev. LEXIS 118; 127 Nev. Adv. Rep. 83). 
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<title>Breach, Bad Faith Claims For Policy Cancellation Dismissed With Leave To Amend</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. - An insured's bad faith and breach of contract claims against his insurer were dismissed Jan. 2 by a California federal judge who found that they were barred by the applicable California statutes of limitations (Kenneth Fehl v. Manhattan Insurance Group, et al., No. 5:11-cv-02688, N.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2). 
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<title>Faulty Workmanship Claim Was Not An Occurrence, Judge Says, Finding No Bad Faith</title>
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<![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. - Because faulty workmanship does not qualify as an "occurrence" under Pennsylvania law, a federal judge on Jan. 6 granted two insurers' motions for summary judgment on bad faith claims against them by the holder of a commercial general liability policy related to the denial of a claim related to an underlying case (L.R. Costanzo Co. Inc. v. American Fire &amp; Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 3:10-cv-774, M.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1655; See 6/24/10, Page 26). 
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<title>Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer Stayed Pending Resolution Of Breach Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[ROANOKE, Va. - Because Virginia law requires adjudication of a breach of contract claim prior to determining a finding of bad faith by an insurer, a Virginia federal judge on Jan. 9 stayed a bad faith claim while denying the insurer's motion to dismiss or bifurcate the claim (Massachusetts Bay Insurance Co. v. Bonnie M. Decker, No. 7:11-cv-00342, W.D. Va.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2092). 
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<title>Breach, Bad Faith Claims Dismissed As Untimely, Procedurally Deficient</title>
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<![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. - The time between when an insured claimed damages and her filing of a lawsuit against her homeowners insurance provider exceeded both the policy's limitations period and a statutory period of limitations, a Minnesota federal judge ruled Dec. 20, granting the insurer's motion to dismiss (Tina Strandberg v. Country Mutual Insurance Co., No. 0:11-cv-01545, D. Minn.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146416). 
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<title>Title Insurer's Claim For Diverted Funds Not Covered By Policy, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge on Dec. 27 found that a title insurer's claimed losses from misappropriation of funds by its agent's employee was not covered by the financial institution bond, leading him to dismiss bad faith and breach of contract claims brought by the title insurer (New Jersey Title Insurance Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, et al., No. 2:11-cv-00630, D. N.J.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149162). 
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<title>Summary Judgment Partly Denied In Case Over Policy Voided For Misrepresentation</title>
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<![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY - An insurer did not meet its burden to show that a policyholder's omission of information about his felony conviction 50 years earlier was material and done with an intent to deceive, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Dec. 28, denying the insurer's summary judgment motion on a breach of contract claim against it (Malcolm E. Traywicks Jr. v. American National Property &amp; Casualty Co., No. 5:11-cv-00340, W.D. Okla.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149031). 
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<title>Insurer Acted In Bad Faith By Attributing Claims To Incorrect Policy, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - An insurer's attempt to relate underlying claims against its insured back to a previously dismissed case was not an "honest but mistaken coverage determination" but a failure to conduct a proper analysis in good faith, a California federal judge ruled Dec. 19, granting in part the insured's motion for summary judgment (Aletheia Research and Management Inc. v. Houston Casualty Co., No. 2:11-cv-03001, C.D. Calif.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149165). 
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<title>Judge: Insurer Breached Its Contractual Duty To Defend Legal Malpractice Lawsuit</title>
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<![CDATA[SYRACUSE, NY - The legal uncertainty as to the applicability of a professional liability insurance policy's known claims exclusion gave rise to a duty to defend, and the insurer breached that duty when it withdrew its coverage of an underlying legal malpractice action against its law firm insured, a New York senior federal judge ruled Dec. 22, further finding that the insureds are entitled to general and consequential damages (Schlather, Stumbar, Parks &amp; Salk, LLP, et al. v. One Beacon Insurance Company, No. 5:10-cv-0167 [NPM/DEP], N.D. N.Y.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147931; See 1/27/11, Page 19). 
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<title>New York Majority Finds Policy Exclusions To Be 'Patently Inapplicable'</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A majority of a New York appeals panel found Jan. 3 that a professional liability insurance policy's status and business enterprise exclusions do not apply to bar coverage of an underlying $3.1 million default judgment entered against an attorney insured (K2 Investment Group LLC, et al. v American Guarantee &amp; Liability Insurance Company, No. 4235-117902/09, 4235A, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept.; 2012 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 16). 
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<title>Louisiana Majority Reinstates Ruling Against Insurer In Katrina Class Action</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A factual determination of whether an insurer acted in bad faith is not a requirement to assessing penalties under Louisiana Revised Statutes Annotated Section 22:2658(A)(3), a majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Dec. 16, reinstating a trial court's ruling awarding penalties arising out of the insurer's failure to timely initiate loss adjustment of class action members' claims stemming from hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Geraldine Oubre, et al. v. Louisiana Citizens Fair Plan, No. 2011-C-0097, La. Sup.; 2011 La. LEXIS 3014; See 4/14/11, Page 15). 
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<title>Additional Insured Owed A Defense For Property Damage, Judge Concludes</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN DIEGO - An insurance company had a duty to defend under two insurance policies allegations of property damage caused by an insured subcontractor's grading work, a California federal judge ruled Jan. 5, granting summary judgment to the additional insured contractor (D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Co. Inc. v. American Safety Indemnity Co., No. 10-443, S.D. Calif.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1881). 
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<title>N.Y. Panel Cites Pollution Coverage Exclusions In Vacation Of Reinsurance Ruling</title>
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<![CDATA[,NEW YORK - A New York appellate panel on Dec. 27 vacated a judgment of a lower court in a pollution-related reinsurance dispute, holding that a Delaware Superior Court decision regarding certain pollution coverage exclusions presents issues of material fact that the lower court should consider (American Home Assurance Company, et al. v. Everest Reinsurance Company, et al., No. 602485/06 6431, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 1st Dept.; 2011 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9373). 
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<title>Judge: Concealment Of Counterfeiting Scheme Constitutes Material Information</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN DIEGO - An errors and omissions insurer may rescind its policies because an insured's concealment of its counterfeiting scheme and related activities constitutes material information that had to be disclosed, a California federal judge ruled Dec. 15, granting summary judgment in favor of the insurer (The Upper Deck Company, et al. vs. Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company, No. 10cv1032 JM[WMC], S.D. Calif.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148668). 
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<title>Correction</title>
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<![CDATA[In the Dec. 22 issue of Mealeys Litigation Report: Insurance Bad Faith, the comments made by two of the contributing attorneys were incorrectly attributed in the articles entitled "Lawyer's Poor Communication Defeats Bad Faith Claim, 11th Circuit Panel Rules" and "Judge Dismisses First-Party Bad Faith Claim As Not Permitted Under Florida Law." The first comment at the end of each article should have been attributed to Thomas Segalla of Goldberg Segalla in Buffalo, N.Y.; the second comment for each article should have been attributed to John A. Gibbons of Dickstein Shapiro in Washington, D.C. 
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<title>Lawyer's Poor Communication Defeats Bad Faith Claim, 11th Circuit Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[ATLANTA - A plaintiff's attorney's "inexplicable evasive behavior" during settlement negotiations of an underlying case led to an excess judgment against an insurer's policyholders, an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 9, affirming a lower court's grant of summary judgment on a bad faith claim against the insurer (Robert F. Barnard, et al. v. Geico General Insurance Co., No. 11-12851, 11th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24471; See 6/9/11, Page 5). 
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<title>10th Circuit: Unsettled Underlying Case Makes UIM Case Not Ripe For Adjudication</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - An insurance policy's wording and state law both require an underlying liability dispute to be resolved before an insurer is required to pay underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 6, affirming a lower court's dismissal of an insured's bad faith and breach of contract claims against his insurer as not ripe for adjudication (Joseph H. Zbegner v. Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Co., No. 10-1421, 10th Cir.; 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24182). 
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<title>Judge Dismisses First-Party Bad Faith Claim As Not Permitted Under Florida Law</title>
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<![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. - An estate representative seeking payment under an accidental death and dismemberment (AD&amp;D) policy failed to bring her bad faith claim under state law, a Florida federal judge ruled Dec. 9th, granting dismissal of her common law claim (Tiffanye Breedlove, et al. v. Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co., No. 6:11-cv-00991, M.D. Fla.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142130). 
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<title>Panel Finds New Colo. Laws Apply Prospectively, Differ From Common-Law Bad Faith</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - A trial court incorrectly likened claims under two new Colorado statutes to common-law bad faith claims, a Colorado Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 8, holding that the new laws expressly created new private rights of action and finding that the lower court improperly dismissed a plaintiff's corresponding claims (David Kisselman v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co., No. 10CA1453, Colo. App.; 2011 Colo. App. LEXIS 2040). 
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<title>Insurer Not Guilty Of Bad Faith, Spoliation Related To Vehicle Recall, Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An insurer did not have any legal duty to preserve a car involved in an accident after the insureds' claim was settled, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Dec. 12, finding no bad faith on the insurer's part and granting its motion for summary judgment (Teresa Varney, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 2:11-cv-00205, S.D. W.Va.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142812). 
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<title>Judge: Contractor Failed To Show Breach, Bad Faith In Insurer's Duty To Defend</title>
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<![CDATA[TACOMA, Wash. - Because an insurer provided a defense for a construction company in an underlying complaint against it and reimbursed all related costs, a Washington federal judge on Dec. 16 found that breach of contract and bad faith claims against the insurer failed as a matter of law (Dan Cardenas, et al. v. Navigators Insurance Co., No. 3:11-cv-05578, W.D. Wash.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145194). 
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<title>Judge: Fact Issue Exists On Whether Insured Performed Work During Policy Period</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN DIEGO - A triable issue of fact exists as to whether an insured's re-roofing work was performed after certification of occupancy, a California federal judge ruled Dec. 12, denying summary judgment to a commercial general liability insurer (Sully-Jones Contractors Inc. dba Sully-Jones Roofing and Sully-Jones Roofing Co. v. American Safety Indemnity Co. and Maxum Indemnity Co., No. 08-1976, S.D. Calif.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142472). 
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<title>Judge Finds No Evidence Of Concealment, Denies Dismissal Of Bad Faith Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 13 declined to dismiss insureds' bad faith counterclaim against an insurer because the counterclaim sufficiently alleges that the insurer knew of the insureds' farming operations despite accusing the insureds and an insurance broker of concealing the information (Zenith Insurance Co. v. Wells Fargo Insurance Services of Pennsylvania Inc., et al., No. 10-5433, E.D. Pa.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143501). 
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<title>Reserve Information Is Relevant, Must Be Produced, Federal Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. was ordered by a federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9 to produce reserve information on a couple's uninsured motorist (UIM) claim because it is relevant (Clinton E. Craker, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 11-0225, W.D. Pa.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141811). 
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<title>More Discovery Needed To Determine Bias, California Federal Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge on Nov. 18 said claims over the proper calculation of benefits and whether a mental illness benefit limitation was properly relied on in a dispute over disability benefits can proceed. The judge denied summary judgment, finding that additional discovery is needed (Michele P. Sconiers v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., et al., No. C 11-01798, N.D. Calif.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133509). 
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<title>Carrier Acted In Bad Faith By Asserting Fungus Exclusion, Federal Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[SEATTLE - An insured presented sufficient evidence to prove that an insurer acted in bad faith by conducting multiple investigations into its coverage claim and by asserting the policy's fungus exclusion as a defense, a Washington federal judge said Dec. 9 (Ledcor Industries [USA] Inc. v. Virginia Surety Co. Inc., et al., No. 09-1807, W.D. Wash.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142156). 
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<title>Issues Of Fact Preclude Judgment, Florida Federal Judge Holds</title>
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<![CDATA[MIAMI - A Florida federal judge on Dec. 2 allowed a claimant to proceed with a bad faith action against her disability insurer, finding that issues of fact exist over how the insurer handled his claim (Gaby Kafie v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., No. 11-21251, S.D. Fla.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138956). 
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<title>Federal Judge Bifurcates Bad Faith, Negligence Claims In Fuel Spill Suit</title>
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<![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Kentucky federal judge on Dec. 6 bifurcated an insured's bad faith and negligence claims in a diesel spill coverage suit after determining that the breach of contract claim must be resolved before the bad faith and negligence claims (Hardy Oil Co. Inc. v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co., et al., No. 11-75, E.D. Ky.; 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139932). 
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<title>Christy's Asbestos Trust Seeks Damages For Insurers' Alleged Breach Of Contract</title>
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<![CDATA[ST. LOUIS - The asbestos personal injury trust established by Christy Refractories Co. LLC's Chapter 11 plan of reorganization on Dec. 1 stepped in to defend a declaratory judgment and breach of contract complaint filed against Christy in a Missouri federal court by TIG Insurance Co. (TIG Insurance Company v. The Christy Refractories Company LLC and FXY, Inc., No. 11-1297, E.D. Mo.). 
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<title>A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Insurers Should Be Vigilant In Florida)</title>
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<![CDATA[By Alan J. Nisberg Florida is not known for its kindness to insurance companies. As a zealous architect of bad-faith laws, Florida has earned its reputation among insurance companies. This article focuses on how, over time, Florida has formulated an atmosphere requiring vigilance by insurance companies. 
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