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Bad Faith Car Accident Duty to Defend

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - April 2021

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In this month’s update, state high courts consider reimbursement of defense costs, reimbursement of medical marijuana costs, and reimbursement of ransomware payments. Federal courts determine whether a debt collector is...more

Carlton Fields

Nevada Supreme Court Holds That Insurer’s Liability For Breach Of The Duty to Defend Is Not Capped At Policy Limits

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In Century Surety Company v. Dana Andrew (Dec. 13, 2018), the Nevada Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding whether, under Nevada law, the liability of an insurer that has breached its duty to defend, but not acted in bad...more

Payne & Fears

Victory for Policyholders - An Insurer's Breach of the Duty to Defend Opens Up Policy Limits

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Insurance companies can no longer breach the duty to defend believing that, as long as they act in good faith, their potential liability is capped at policy limits or any costs incurred by the insured in mounting a defense....more

Cozen O'Connor

West Virginia Supreme Court: Bad Faith Claims Are Premature when the Insurer Is Providing a Defense

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The West Virginia Supreme Court recently granted an insurer the extraordinary legal remedy of a writ of prohibition, awarding it an immediate dismissal of the insureds’ bad faith claims. State ex rel. Universal Underwriters...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - August 2015

Insured's Notice to Broker Satisfied Policy Requirements, Illinois Court Rules - Why it matters: An insured's notice to its broker satisfied the policy's notice requirements, an Illinois appellate panel recently...more

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