In This Issue:

- District of South Carolina: No Support For Award of Punitive Damages Where Insured Failed To Prove Recklessness by Insurer

- Supreme Court of Missouri Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment for Primary Insurer on Insured’s and Excess Insurer’s Bad Faith Claims in En Banc Decision

- Eleventh Circuit: Summary Judgment For Insurer Improper Where Fact Question Remained About Whether Insurer Acted In Bad Faith By Missing Settlement Opportunity

- Eastern District of Kentucky: Insurer’s Denial Of Claim Did Not Amount To Bad Faith Where Insureds Could Not Establish Malice or Reckless Disregard

- Excerpt from District of South Carolina:

- The U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina sets aside a jury’s verdict awarding punitive damages to a bad faith plaintiff where there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that the insurer acted with willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the insured’s rights.