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<title>Insurance Policy's Coverage Exclusion Precludes Bad Faith Claims, Panel Finds</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - Finding "no ambiguities" in an insurance policy's exclusion of coverage for "services or products not approved" by a financial planner's broker/dealer, a panel in the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 8 found that the insurer did not act in bad faith in denying coverage for negligence and breach of contract claims brought against the planner by his former clients (Stacey Smith, et al. v. Continental Casualty Co., No. 08-4140, 3rd Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 22240; See 10/17/08, Page 10). 
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<title>Arizona Appeals Panel Finds Subpoena On Expert To Be Overly Broad</title>
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<![CDATA[PHOENIX - A subpoena duces tecum issued to an expert witness in a plaintiff's attempt to prove bias was overly broad, an Arizona Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 8, vacating the subpoena and remanding the matter for further proceedings (American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. The Honorable Larry Grant, et al., No. 09-0145, Ariz. App., Div. 1; 2009 Ariz. App. LEXIS 733). 
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<title>Allstate Denied Judgment On Bad Faith Claims For Intentionally Set Fire</title>
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<![CDATA[TACOMA, Wash. - Finding that questions of fact exist as to whether Allstate Indemnity Co. reasonably denied coverage after a house fire it claims was intentionally set, a Washington federal judge on Oct. 15 denied Allstate summary judgment on the insureds' bad faith claim (Cesar Zavala-Vasquez, et al. v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. C08-5673BHS, W.D. Wash.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96184). 
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<title>A Failure To Investigate UM Claims Could Constitute Bad Faith, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. - An insurer's denial of uninsured motorist (UM) claims to a policyholder in contradiction to a physician's opinion and its failure to conduct "a reasonable investigation" into an insured's potential future care for injuries from an auto accident could be construed as bad faith, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Oct. 7, denying in part the insurer's motion for summary judgment (Joyce Krajicek a/k/a Joyce Perdue, et al. v. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange Inc. a/k/a AAA Insurance, No. 08-cv-714-TCK-FHM, N.D. Okla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93824). 
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<title>Judge Finds Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Preempted By ERISA</title>
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<![CDATA[DALLAS - Having determined that a plaintiffs' breach of contract claim related to a group accident policy was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a Texas federal judge on Oct. 7 granted the policy provider's motion to dismiss related bad faith and deceptive trade practices claims (Juanita Cardona, et al. v. Life Insurance Co. of North America, No. 3:09-cv-0833-D, N.D. Texas; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93715). 
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<title>Disability Plan Was Not Governed By ERISA, Judge Finds</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - A short-term disability plan where participation was allegedly voluntary and the employer received no compensation is not an employee benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a federal judge in California ruled Oct. 2, finding that state law bad faith claims against an insurer were, therefore, not preempted (Ruben Gonzales v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, et al., No. 09cv468, S.D. Calif.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93280). 
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<title>Contract, Bad Faith Claims Preempted By ERISA, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - Claims for breach of contract, bad faith and emotional distress arising from the denial of benefits under a group disability policy are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a federal judge in California ruled Oct. 6 (Gregory L. Bowling v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al., No. C 09-01581, N.D. Calif.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93434). 
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<title>Lack Of Medical Records Defeats A Claim For Bad Faith Against An Insurer</title>
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<![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. - A plaintiff's failure to provide an insurer with information about the extent or cost of her injuries defeats her claim that the insurer acted in bad faith by "failing to immediately pay" her for claimed injuries from a car accident, a Kentucky federal judge ruled Sept. 25 (Velda D. Willoughby v. Motorists Mutual Insurance Co., No. 5:08-363-JMH, E.D. Ky.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93624). 
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<title>N.J. Bad Faith, Fraud Class Action, Settlement Approved By Federal Judge</title>
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<![CDATA[CAMDEN, N.J. - In a Sept. 30 ruling, a New Jersey federal judge approved certification of a class action against an insurer for bad faith and violation of state consumer fraud law, while approving the parties' settlement and awarding the plaintiffs attorney fees (Elizabeth Weber, et al. v. Government Employees Insurance Co., et al., No. 07-1332, D. N.J.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91322). 
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<title>Judge In Insurance Coverage Dispute Allows Deposition Of In-House Counsel</title>
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<![CDATA[PITTSBURGH - A federal judge on Oct. 16 granted a request from a plaintiff seeking to represent a class of people challenging an insurance company's interpretation of "actual charges" in a supplemental cancer insurance policy to depose the company's in-house counsel even though the practice is disfavored because the attorney was a member of a taskforce created to determine if the company should pay less to its customers (Frances J. Smith, et al. v. Life Investors Insurance Company of America, No. 07-cv-681, W.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96310). 
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<title>Settlements Leading To Policy Exhaustion Were Not In Bad Faith, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge on Sept. 30 ruled that an insurer did not act in bad faith by entering into settlements arising from a car accident that exhausted the insureds' policy limits (NIA Learning Center Inc, et al. v. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Cos., No. 05-5178, E.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92991). 
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<title>Appeals Court Rules Statute Of Limitations Tolls When Insurer Refuses To Defend</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The statute of limitations on "a bad faith claim predicated on a refusal to defend" begins to run when an insured refuses to defend an insured in an action, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 24, affirming a lower court's dismissal of bad faith claims against an insurer's officer and adjusters (Lloyd Michael Noland, R.N. v. Virginia Insurance Reciprocal and the Reciprocal Group Inc., et al., No. 34702, W.Va. Sup. App.; 2009 W. Va. LEXIS 80). 
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<title>Florida Judge Rejects Breach Of Implied Warranty Claim As Premature Bad Faith</title>
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<![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Finding an insured's claim for breach of implied warranty of good faith and fair dealing to essentially be a bad faith claim, a Florida federal judge dismissed the claim as premature on Sept. 23 (Portofino South Condominium Association of West Palm Beach Inc. v. QBE Insurance Corp., No. 09-81041, S.D. Fla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93872). 
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<title>Judge Denies Reconsideration Of Partial Summary Judgment On Insurer's Duty To Pay Fees</title>
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<![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. - A Pennsylvania federal judge on Sept. 29 refused to reconsider his decision granting partial summary judgment to an insurer regarding its duty to pay attorney fees, costs or expenses for an underlying civil rights lawsuit (Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. The City of Hazleton, et al., No. 07-01704, M.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90029; See 6/11/09, Page 9). 
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<title>No Coverage Owed; Insured Failed To Obtain Insurers' Consent, Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES - Professional liability insurers have no duty to indemnify an insured who was sued for legal malpractice because the insured failed to obtain the insurers' consent before settling the underlying malpractice suit, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge said Oct. 1 (Safeco Insurance Company of America v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, No. BC378070, Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co.). 
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<title>Policy's Exclusion For Home Care Services Bars Coverage, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. - A long-term care policy's home care services exclusion is clear and unambiguous and bars coverage for services provided by family members at home, a federal judge in California ruled Sept. 22, dismissing claims for breach of contract and bad faith (Erianna Guerard, et al. v. CNA Financial Corp., et al., No. 09-cv-01801, N.D. Calif.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88336). 
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<title>Does An Insured Owe A Duty Of Good Faith To Its Insurer When The Insured Is Responsible For Defense Costs In A Self-Insured Retention?</title>
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<![CDATA[By R. Steven Rawls and Ryan K. Hilton [Editor's Note: R. Steven Rawls is a partner with the law firm of Butler Pappas Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP in Tampa, Florida. He devotes his practice to third party bad faith, liability coverage, and liability defense. Ryan K. Hilton is a senior associate in the firm's bad faith, liability coverage, and liability defense departments. Comments in this article are those of the authors and not their law firm. Responses to this commentary are welcome. Copyright 2009 by R. Steven Rawls and Ryan K. Hilton.] 
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<title>Appeals Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Bad Faith, Fraud Class Action Against Insurer</title>
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<![CDATA[ST. LOUIS - A panel in the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 18 found that a lower court properly granted summary judgment to an insurer in a purported class action that alleged fraud and bad faith in relation to its sale of long-term care (LTC) insurance policies (Robert Rakes, et al. v. Life Investors Insurance Co. of America, No. 08-2626, 8th Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 20765; See 7/1/08, Page 20). 
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<title>Driver Hit By Rock Not Entitled To Wage Loss Benefits, Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. - Because a driver's injuries from a thrown rock arose from a third party's intervening act, a Pennsylvania federal judge on Sept. 30 ruled that the driver's insurer was not obligated to pay him wage loss benefits under his auto insurance policy (Terry McCleester v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 3:08-cv-0010, M.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90345). 
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<title>Bad Faith Claims For Insurer's Denial Of Defense In Employment Action Dismissed</title>
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<![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Even though genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether a policy's prior acts provision and an insured's allegedly untimely notice to its insurer negated coverage, a Tennessee federal judge ruled in a Sept. 21 memorandum, the insurer's refusal to pay was reasonable on these grounds and did not constitute bad faith (Fulton Bellows LLC v. Federal Insurance Co., No. 1:08-cv-107, E.D. Tenn.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86205). 
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<title>Panel Finds Insurer Had No Duty To Defend, Properly Settled Workers' Comp Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[TROY, Mich. - In a Sept. 17 per curiam opinion, the majority of a Michigan appeals panel found that a plaintiff's failure to properly object to its insurer's settlement of a workers' compensation case defeats its claim that the insurer breached its duty to defend (Triad Mechanical Inc. v. Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., No. 287129, Mich. Appeals; 2009 Mich. App. LEXIS 1927). 
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<title>Claims Are Potentially Within Scope Of Policy, Mississippi Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[OXFORD, Miss. - An insurer was required to defend its insured against underlying claims of bodily injury caused by exposure to furniture adhesive because the underlying claims are potentially within the scope of the policies at issue and the insurer failed to withdraw its defense in the underlying proceedings, a Mississippi federal judge said Sept. 15 (Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., et al. v. Pauline Tedford, et al., No. 07-73, N.D. Miss.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84521). 
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<title>Aggregated Writings Do Not Meet Written Demand Requirement, Panel Finds</title>
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<![CDATA[LANSING, Mich. - An insurer's failure to provide a written claim to the provider of its errors and omissions (E&amp;O) insurance policy during the policy period doomed its claim for coverage of an underlying settlement in a bad faith lawsuit, a Michigan appeals panel ruled Sept. 17, affirming a lower court's grant of summary judgment (Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Lloyds London England/Certain Interested Underwriters, No. 287396, Mich. App.; 2009 Mich. App. LEXIS 1926). 
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<title>Judge Finds Individual States' Laws Govern Putative Bad Faith Class Action</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - Determining that the laws of the individual insureds' home states apply in a putative class action, a New Jersey federal judge on Sept. 15 granted in part an insurer's motion to dismiss but allowed a claim for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing to survive (Beverly Clark, et al. v. The Prudential Insurance Co. of America, No. 08-6197, D. N.J.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84093). 
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<title>Judge Finds No Bad Faith, Delay In Insurer's Settlement Of Insured's UM Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal judge determined that Allstate Insurance Co. did not delay or act in bad faith in paying an insured the limits of the uninsured motorist (UM) and wage loss benefits under the automobile insurance policy, granting the insurer's motion for summary judgment on Aug. 31 (Crystal Crawford v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 07-3758, E.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79200). 
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<title>Settlement Of Subrogation Claims Does Not Constitute Bad Faith, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[SCRANTON, Pa. - An insurer's settlement and assignment of a subrogation claim with the defendants in an underlying lawsuit involving its insureds did not constitute bad faith, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Sept. 17, dismissing the bad faith claim against the insurer (Louise Alfano, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 3:09-cv-77, M.D. Pa.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84927). 
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<title>Insurer Denied Summary Judgment In Bad Faith Claims On Church's Rebuilding Costs</title>
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<![CDATA[OKLAHOMA CITY - In a pair of rulings on Sept. 14 and 15, an Oklahoma federal judge granted in part a church's motion for summary adjudication over claims related to reconstruction of its destroyed building, while denying its insurer summary adjudication on a pending bad faith claim (Trinity Baptist Church v. GuideOne Elite Insurance Co., et al., No. 06-1201, W.D. Okla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84322; See 9/10/09, Page 14). 
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<title>Judge Dismisses Bad Faith Claims Against Insurance Companies</title>
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<![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida federal judge on Sept. 23 dismissed condominium associations' breach of implied warranty of good faith and fair dealing claims against three insurers regarding coverage for hurricane damages because the claims are duplicative of breach of contract claims (El-Ad Residences at Miramar Condominium Association Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. and Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co., No. 09-60723, El-Ad Enclave at Miramar Condominium Association Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. and General Star Indemnity Co., No. 09-60726, S.D. Fla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92216). 
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<title>Homeowner Lawsuit, NFIP Lawsuit Do Not Warrant Abstention, Federal Judge Holds</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A state case involving a homeowner's claim alleging underpayment under a homeowners policy was not sufficiently similar to a federal case involving an insurer's claim involving an overpayment under a flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Act to warrant application of the abstention doctrine, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Sept. 11 (Allstate Insurance Company v. Linda Reed Jordan, No. 08-4829, E.D. La.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89225). 
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<title>No Additional Coverage Owed Under BI Policy, Federal Judge Says</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - An insurer owes no additional coverage to an insured under a business interruption policy because the insured's property did not sustain physical damage during Hurricane Gustav as required under the policy, a Louisiana federal judge said Sept. 9 in granting the insurer's motion to dismiss (Kushner Lagraize LLC v. Phoenix Insurance Co., No. 09-3376, E.D. La.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81576). 
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<title>Washington Appeals Panel Finds Insureds' Settlement Of Claims Unreasonable</title>
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<![CDATA[TACOMA, Wash. - Policyholders' $8.75 million stipulated settlement agreement with a homeowners association regarding water intrusion and rot damage at a condominium complex they previously owned and managed is unreasonable, a Washington appeals panel affirmed Sept. 29 (Water's Edge Homeowners Association v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al., No. 37415-3-II, Wash. App., Div. II; 2009 Wash. App. LEXIS 2515). 
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<title>Ill. Appeals Court: Violation Of No-Action Provision Hinges On Duty To Settle</title>
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<![CDATA[ELGIN, Ill. - An Illinois trial court must determine whether Illinois State Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange (ISMIE) breached its good faith duty to settle an injury suit filed against a Winnebago County, Ill., hospital and doctor before ruling on whether the hospital and the insurance company providing its excess policy violated ISMIE's no-action provision by filing suit against it, the Second District Illinois Appellate Court ruled Sept. 18 (SwedishAmerican Hospital Association of Rockford, et al. v. Illinois State Medical Inter-Insurance Exchange, No. 2-08-0136, Ill. App., 2nd Dist.; 2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 911). 
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<title>Bad Faith Claim Began To Accrue When Wrongful Act Was Committed</title>
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<![CDATA[CINCINNATI - An Ohio federal judge on Sept. 24 granted an insurer's motion for summary judgment and subsequently dismissed an insured's suit seeking coverage under a jewelers pak policy after determining that the insured's bad faith claim began to accrue when the wrongful act was committed and not when the wrongful act is discovered (Chic Promotions Inc. v. Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co., No. 07-417, S.D. Ohio; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87930). 
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<title>Bad Faith Determination Is Made In The Contracting Venue, Appeals Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - A determination of whether a plaintiff has a cause of action for bad faith refusal to settle is achieved by using the laws of the venue where an insurance contract was made, a panel in the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 8, reversing a lower court's judgment in favor of an insurer and remanding for further proceedings (Shelby Moses v. Chris Halstead, et al., No. 08-3088 and 08-3199, 10th Cir.; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 20023; See 3/20/07, Page 8). 
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<title>Supreme Court: Attorney Fees Are Not Subject To Made-Whole Rule</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court on Aug. 24 ruled that though the made-whole rule applies in med-pay insurance disputes, attorney fees are not included under the made-whole rule. The Supreme Court said those fees are subject to an equitable apportionment rule (21st Century Insurance Co. v. The Superior Court of San Diego Co., Silvia Quintana, real party in interest, No. S154790, Calif. Sup.). 
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<title>S.C. Supreme Court Remits $15M Punitive Damages Award In Bad Faith Suit To $10M</title>
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<![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. - Calling a jury's $15 million punitive damages award against an insurer that rescinded an insured's policy after learning he was HIV positive "grossly excessive," the South Carolina Supreme Court on Sept. 14 reduced the award to $10 million (Jerome Mitchell, Jr. v. Fortis Insurance Company, No. 26718, S.C. Sup.). 
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<title>Claims Of Destruction Of Evidence Support Bad Faith Claim, Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California appeals panel on Sept. 17 found that by claiming that his insurer refused to release, and later destroyed, evidence necessary to a product liability lawsuit, an insured sufficiently alleged that the insurer violated its "special relationship" with him and had acted in bad faith, reversing a lower court's granting of a motion for nonsuit (Bryan Cooper v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. E047002, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 2; 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1544). 
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<title>Insurer Granted Judgment On Bad Faith, Spoliation Of Evidence Claims</title>
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<![CDATA[DENVER - Failure to show that an insurer acted "unreasonabl[y] or with deliberate indifference" in failing to preserve evidence that an insured needed at a subsequent civil action doomed a bad faith claim against the insurer, a Colorado federal judge ruled Sept. 2, granting in part the insurer's motions for dismissal and summary judgment (Russell J. Johnson, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 08-cv-01137-MSK-MJW, D. Colo.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79452). 
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<title>Insurer's Post-Settlement Evaluation Does Not Constitute Bad Faith, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO - In light of a settlement in an underlying case, an insurer reasonably took time "to evaluate the changed nature" of the case, a Texas federal judge ruled Sept. 17, granting in part the insurer's motion for summary judgment on claims that it breached the duty of good faith and fair dealing (Nilesh Enterprises Inc. v. Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., No. SA-08-CV-661-XR, W.D. Texas; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84766). 
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<title>No Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith On Part Of Insurers, Judge Reasons</title>
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<![CDATA[TULSA, Okla. - A primary insurer and an excess insurer did not breach their contracts or act in bad faith when they refused to defend and indemnify policyholders for allegations accusing them of misrepresenting the condition of fireplaces, an Oklahoma federal judge ruled Sept. 11 (David Boggs and Sue Boggs v. Great Northern Insurance Co. and Federal Insurance Co., No. 08-00660, N.D. Okla.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82896). 
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<title>Judge: Deciding Bad Faith Is A Factual Determination Precluding Summary Judgment</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS - A determination of whether an insurer acted in bad faith by allegedly failing to pay for hurricane-damaged properties in a timely manner is a factual determination that cannot be disposed of in a summary judgment motion, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Sept. 8, denying in part the insurer's motion (Lundy Enterprises LLC, et al. v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co., et al., No. 06-3509, E.D. La.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81359). 
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<title>Insurer Had No Duty To Inform Policyholder Of Excess Insurance, Judge Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[LAKE CHARLES, La. - An insured's failure to submit any evidence "that would create a genuine issue of material fact for trial" led a Louisiana federal judge on Sept. 2 to dismiss a bad faith claim against an insurer for allegedly failing to advise its policyholder of additional flood insurance that he could have purchased (Michael Bercier v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 2:06-cv-1964, W.D. La.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79542). 
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<title>N.J. Appeals Court Affirms Contract Reformation, Denial Of Bad Faith</title>
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<![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. - Despite affirming the reformation of an insurance policy in favor of two policyholders, a panel in the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division on Sept. 3 upheld a trial judge's finding that an insurer did not act in bad faith in denying coverage to a homeowner (Rosa Rodriguez, et al. v. New Jersey Insurance Underwriting Association, et al., No. A-1966-07T2, N.J. Super., App. Div.; 2009 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2358). 
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<title>Breach Of Contract Claim Against Agent Survives; Bad Faith Claim Dismissed</title>
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<![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W. Va. - A widow's claims of bad faith, unjust enrichment and fraud against an individual insurance agent were dismissed in a West Virginia federal judge's Sept. 2 ruling, while her breach of contract claim survived in light of allegations of reliance on the agent's misrepresentations (Sharon Casto v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., et al., No. 2:09-cv-00377, S.D. W.Va.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79385). 
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