Lexis.com subscribers may access the enhanced versions of the cases above. Non-subscribers may access the free, unenhanced versions on lexisONE , if available. Actions and Proceedings C.R. Pittman Constr. Co., Inc. v. Nat'l Fire Insurance... Read More
Lexis.com subscribers may access the enhanced versions of the cases above. Non-subscribers may access the free, unenhanced versions on lexisONE , if available. Bad Faith Miller v. Hartford Life Ins. Co. 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38347 [ lexis.com... Read More
Lexis.com subscribers may access the enhanced versions of the cases above. Non-subscribers may access the free, unenhanced versions on lexisONE , if available. Bad Faith Miller v. Hartford Life Ins. Co. 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38347 [ lexis.com ]... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant Insurers Must Never Pay a Fraud When I was a young adjuster the motto of the insurance industry was "Millions for Defense and not a Dime for Tribute." Fraud was known but not a large problem. Police... Read More
By Ryan C. Tuley , William D. Burger, Jr. , and Christina Y. Ahn On October 7, 2013, the California Court of Appeal, in Reid v. Mercury Insurance Company [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], held that an insurer does not have... Read More
By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton In Richards v. Sequoia Insurance Co. ,[1] insured attorneys, who were instructed to arrange for their own defense pending Sequoia's coverage decision, retained counsel on the basis that the insureds would... Read More
It is the proverbial “damned if you do and damned if you don’t” situation for insurers. An insurer is presented with a policy limits demand to settle for one insured – and it should be accepted based on liability and damages considerations... Read More
By Matthew J. Sekits , Daniel R. Bentson . Recently, the Washington Court of Appeals increased the damages available to an assignee of an insured's bad faith claims, holding that a "covenant judgment sets a floor, not a ceiling, on the... Read More
Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Hullverson v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters , 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101640 (E.D. Mo. July 22, 2013) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ... Read More
By Jill Berkeley, Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP As policyholder counsel in Illinois, we often must explain to our colleagues in California why there is no "bad faith" cottage industry among the Illinois bar. Taking the words... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant In 1987 the U.S. Supreme Court decided Pilot Life Insurance Co. V. Dedeaux, 481 U.S. 41, 95 L. Ed. 2d 39, 107 S. Ct. 1549 (U.S. 04/06/1987) , that held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974... Read More
Trend: Harsh Consequences For Breach Of The Duty To Defend I’ve always found it interesting that some very important coverage issues elude judicial review, while inconsequential ones get answered. Riddle me this: Why has the question whether... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant Insurers Must Never Pay a Fraud When I was a young adjuster the motto of the insurance industry was "Millions for Defense and not a Dime for Tribute." Fraud was known but not a large problem... Read More