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SNR Denton on Doherty v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Co.: When Is Bad Faith Failure To Settle a Jury Question in New York?
Posted on 29 Mar 2011 by SNR Denton

By William T. Barker & Justin N. Kattan In Doherty v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. , [1] a sharply divided Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for an insurer on bad faith failure to settle. If followed, this would arguably raise the... Read More

SNR Denton on Is There a Right To Jury Trial in a Bad Faith Failure To Settle Case: Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.
Posted on 11 Jul 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton In Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. the New Jersey Supreme Court, addressing a little-litigated issue, held that there is a right to jury trial in a bad faith failure to settle case. [1] This... Read More

SNR Denton on Is There a Right To Jury Trial in a Bad Faith Failure To Settle Case: Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.
Posted on 11 Jul 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton In Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. the New Jersey Supreme Court, addressing a little-litigated issue, held that there is a right to jury trial in a bad faith failure to settle case. [1] This... Read More

SNR Denton on Doherty v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Co.: When Is Bad Faith Failure To Settle a Jury Question in New York?
Posted on 29 Mar 2011 by SNR Denton

By William T. Barker & Justin N. Kattan In Doherty v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Co. , [1] a sharply divided Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for an insurer on bad faith failure to settle. If followed, this would arguably raise the... Read More

SNR Denton on Roehl Transport, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.: Wisconsin Recognizes New Form of Bad Faith
Posted on 27 Oct 2010 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton In Roehl Transport, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. , the Wisconsin Supreme Court has recognized a new form of bad faith failure to settle: failing to minimize use of the insured’s deductible... Read More

James M. Hofert and Jennifer K. Gust on “Time-Sensitive Demands”
Posted on 21 Apr 2010 by James M. Hofert and Jennifer K. Gust

In their article appearing in the March/April 2010 issue of Coverage, "Time-Sensitive Demands," James M. Hofert and Jennifer K. Gust initially describe the debate as to the legitimacy of time-sensitive demands. Such a demand is a settlement... Read More