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10th Circuit Allows Insurer to Avoid Bad Faith Claim By Settling with Claimant and Pursuing Recovery from Insured

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The 10th Circuit endorsed a clever way for an insurer to avoid a bad faith claim where there were potential misrepresentations in the policy application. In Evanston Insurance Company v. Aminokit Labs, Inc., the court...more

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Delaware Supreme Court Rules Insured’s Claim Too Late, Reverses Bad Faith Judgment

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In Homeland Insurance Company of New York v. CorVel Corporation, the Delaware Supreme Court addressed whether a bad faith claim accrues under the Louisiana Bad Faith Statute once the insured could plead damages or not until a...more

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Insurance Recovery Law - January 2016

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Despite Finding Policy Application Misrepresentation, Jury Rules Against Policy Rescission - Why it matters: A federal jury concluded that Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company did not have a valid basis to rescind the...more

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Louisiana Supreme Court Holds That Statute May Confer Broad Duties On Insurers

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In Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., the Supreme Court of Louisiana recently held that an insurer can be liable for bad faith failure to settle a claim even if it has not received a firm offer to settle the claim. The...more

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Insurance Recovery Law - July 2015

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In the Context of a Bad Faith Claim, Insurer’s Defense That Coverage Denial Was Reasonable Put at Issue Otherwise Protected Attorney-Client and Work Product Communications - Why it matters: Recognizing the “conflicting...more

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Arizona Reduces Punitive Damages in Insurance Bad Faith Case Again: Arellano v. Primerica Life Insurance

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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

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