7/21/2008 9:46:12 AM EST Allstate Insurance Co v. Fields, 885 N.E.2d 728, 2008 Ind. App. LEXIS ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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6/11/2008 12:16:05 PM EST The New York Court of Appeals on June 5 denied Harleysville Insurance Company of New York's motion to reargue Bi-Economy Market Inc.'s bad faith case against it. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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5/2/2008 11:24:04 AM EST The attempts to prevent insurance fraud are not entirely useless. As I report in this month's issue of Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter, the following were convicted of variations of the crime o ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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3/19/2008 11:24:28 AM EST I have to admit, I got such a kick out of John J. Pappas "From Beautiful Brazilians to Bear-Catchers" commentary that was featured in yesterday's issue of Insurance Bad Faith. Create an account or login to post comments. | Read Comments (2)
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3/7/2008 1:49:17 PM EST The Oregon Supreme Court yesterday affirmed that a $20 million punitive damages verdict against Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon is excessive but found that the case "fully justifies the highest permisible award, viz., an award tht is four time ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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2/25/2008 10:57:31 AM EST The standard for a first-party bad-faith claim in New York was perhaps significantly and permanently altered on February 19, 2008 with the Court of Appeals' decisions in Panasia Estates v. Hudson Insurance Company and Bi-Economy Market v. Harleysville res ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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2/5/2008 2:33:34 PM EST U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue of the District Court of the Western District of Washington on Feb. 1 denied HSS Enterprises' motion to file an amended complaint, finding that Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA) is not retro ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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1/30/2008 11:02:37 AM EST House Bill 2826 was introduced to the Tennessee House of Representatives on Jan. 16. If passed, the bill would require an attorney fees award if an insurer is found liable for bad faith failure to pay promptly or for violation of the Tennessee Con ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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1/29/2008 2:32:29 PM EST Whether or not a lower-tiered excess insurer controlled a $29 million settlement process is a question of fact and not law, the Fifth District Illinois Appellate Court found Jan. 14, reversing and remanding a lower court's dismissal of American Interna ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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12/5/2007 11:33:04 AM EST Yesterday, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California reached a verdict finding that American Re-Insurance Company breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing in refusing to reimburse American Motorists Ins ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Read Comments (2)
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11/27/2007 11:43:47 AM EST When I started covering Bad Faith Insurance, one of my assignments was to keep a closer eye (if you will) on Calif., Fla., Pa. and Texas, big states with a lot of bad faith cases. I still find that a good tip, and adhere to it to this day. H ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Read Comments (3)
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11/6/2007 3:27:00 PM EST On Oct. 29, the Second District California Court of Appeals reversed a $197,939 economic damages award awarded to victims of the October 2003 California wildfires in Larry Stone, et al. v. Fidelity National Ins. Co. , finding that the trial court ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/4/2007 3:09:49 PM EST James Whittle, assistant general counsel to the American Insurance Association (AIA), discussed recent first and third party bad faith legislation at last week's Mealey's Bad Faith Litigation Conference. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/26/2007 5:58:54 PM EST "Bad Faith is sometimes about bad press," noted John Heintz, of Kelley Drye & Warren, during his "Appellate Assessment" seminar at yesterday's Mealey's Bad Faith Litigation Conference in Philadelphia. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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