Ohio Supreme Court clarifies that attorney-client privileged communications in an insurer’s claim file are discoverable only upon a prima facie showing of “bad faith” and a determination by the trial court, following an...more
Pennsylvania’s bad‑faith statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 8371, permits insureds to recover certain damages in “action[s] arising under an insurance policy … [if] the insurer has acted in bad faith towards the insured ….” In Eastern...more
In a dispute between a general contractor and its window subcontractor arising from a $500 million construction project in Manhattan, a question arose concerning the extent to which an insurer providing subcontractor default...more
A surety asserting an indemnity claim in federal court in Georgia sought recovery against indemnitors involved with a joint venture put together to bid on construction projects requiring surety bonds....more