Is an insured legally entitled to recover the incurred amount of medical expenses or a reasonable amount of medical expenses?
This issue often arises in first-party bad faith cases arising from uninsured motorist (“UM”) and...more
The Award -
In McClure v. CC Services Inc. & Country Life Insurance Company dba Country Life Financial, an Arizona insurance bad faith case arising from a disability claim, a jury awarded $1.29 million in compensatory...more
The Holding -
In Hoarau v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America, 2017 WL 3328078 (D.Ariz. August 4, 2017), the Arizona District Court denied an insured's Motion to Remand in an insurance bad faith, punitive damages, and declaratory...more
11/29/2017
/ Amount in Controversy ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Bad Faith ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Landlords ,
Motion to Remand ,
Property Damage ,
Punitive Damages ,
Tenants
In Arellano v. Primerica Life Insurance Company, 235 Ariz. 371, 332 P.3d 597 (App. 2014), despite finding an insurer’s conduct moderately to highly reprehensible, the Arizona Court of Appeals recently reduced a punitive...more
5/27/2015
/ Appeals ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Due Process ,
Forgery ,
Fraud ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Life Insurance ,
Misrepresentation ,
Professional Negligence ,
Punitive Damages