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7/21/2008 9:46:12 AM EST
William T. Barker
Posted by William T. Barker
Partner, Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal LLP
Allstate Insurance Co v. Fields, 885 N.E.2d 728, 2008 Ind. App. LEXIS ...
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6/11/2008 12:16:05 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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.
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5/2/2008 11:24:04 AM EST
Barry Zalma
Posted by Barry Zalma
Attorney and Consultant
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 ...
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4/16/2008 11:57:02 AM EST
Barry Zalma
Posted by Barry Zalma
Attorney and Consultant
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3/19/2008 11:24:28 AM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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. 
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3/7/2008 1:49:17 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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2/25/2008 10:57:31 AM EST
Jeffrey L. Kingsley
Posted by Jeffrey L. Kingsley
Attorney, Goldberg Segalla LLP
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 ...
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2/5/2008 2:33:34 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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1/30/2008 11:02:37 AM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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1/29/2008 2:32:29 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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12/5/2007 11:33:04 AM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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11/27/2007 11:43:47 AM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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11/6/2007 3:27:00 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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 ...
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10/4/2007 3:09:49 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
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.
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9/26/2007 5:58:54 PM EST
Jennifer Hans
Posted by Jennifer Hans
LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Staff
"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.
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