By William T. Barker & Ronald D. Kent, Partners, SNR Denton New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. v. National Casualty Co. holds that a primary insurer, sued by the excess insurer for failure to settle, is entitled to defend on the ground that... Read More

By William T. Barker & Ronald D. Kent, Partners, SNR Denton Sanderson v. American Family Insurance Co. [1] affirmed summary judgment for an insurer on bad faith, but asserted that the fact that the claim was “fairly debatable” was... Read More

By Ronald D. Kent, Partner, SNR Denton 1 McReynolds v. American Commerce Insurance Co. 2 presented an issue at a doctrinal intersection: multiple claims with inadequate limits and claims subject to liens. The court held that an insurer could meet... Read More

In re Professionals Direct Insurance Co., 578 F.3d 432 (6 th Cir. 2009), passed on the scope of Ohio’s uniquely constricted attorney-client privilege for insurance companies in bad faith cases, as well as on the scope of federal work product protection... Read More

By William T. Barker & Ronald D. Kent, Partners, SNR Denton Sanderson v. American Family Insurance Co. [1] affirmed summary judgment for an insurer on bad faith, but asserted that the fact that the claim was “fairly debatable” was... Read More

By William T. Barker & Ronald D. Kent, Partners, SNR Denton New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. v. National Casualty Co. holds that a primary insurer, sued by the excess insurer for failure to settle, is entitled to defend on the ground that... Read More