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Texas Supreme Court Victory for UM/UIM Insurers Faces Possible Reversal

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In April, the Texas Supreme Court set a favorable precedent for Uninsured and Underinsured (UM/UIM) insurers when it held that an insured seeking to recover UM/UIM benefits must secure a judgment to establish the UM/UIM...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Judgment Dismissing Bad Faith Claim Without Viable Breach of Contract Claim

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In Wolf v. Riverport Insurance Co., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an insured’s bad faith settlement delay claim against her insurer after she attempted to recover under section 155 of the...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Reverses $1 Million Award of Punitive Damages in Insurance Bad Faith Case for Alleged “Institutional Bad...

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In Sobieski v. Am. Standard Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 2016 WL 5436588 (Ariz.App. Sept. 29, 2016), despite upholding a bad faith judgment for an insurer conducting an unreasonable investigation and denying a claim, the Arizona...more

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