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Litigation Update ( February 2003 )
Features case summaries of uninsured motorist, coverage, liability, Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, and bad faith decisions. -
Bad Faith Litigation: Suggestive Letter to Expert May Be Evidence of Bad Faith ( June 2002 )
In a case which represents troubling precedent to the insurance industry, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Atiyeh v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 2002 WL 88918 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 8, 2002) seemingly created a new category of bad faith liability in Pennsylvania by holding that a suggestive letter sent to the carrier's expert may be indicia of the carrier's bad faith. -
Mold-Related Bad Faith Claims Continue to Plague Insurers ( November 2001 )
Summary of the mold cases Ballard v. Firs Insurance Exchange (No.99-05252, Texas Dist., Travis Co.) and Hatley v. Century Nat'l Ins. co. (No. CV2000-006713, Ariz., Super., Maricopa Co.). -
To Sever or Not to Sever? Is the Decision to Sever Bad Faith Claims from Contractual Claims Always within the Discretion of the Trial Court? ( October 2000 )
This article examines the reasons for separation of claims, current jurisprudence on the issue and some strategies for effectuating severance. -
Insurance Bad Faith In Ohio After ZOPPO Where Are We? ( August 2000 )
In Zoppo v. Homestead Insurance Company, (1994), 71 Ohio St. 3d 552, the Ohio Supreme Court cl. -
Insurance Company Liability for Bad Faith in Pennsylvania: Plaintiff's Perspective ( May 2000 )
Bad Faith The idea that a person could sue his insurance company for its misdeeds in handling claims under a . -
Investigating The Bad Faith Insurance Claim In Pennsylvania ( May 2000 )
Start with the Victim The first step involved in investigating a potential claim for bad faith begins with the . -
Failure To Disclose Policy Limits Exposes Liability Carrier To An Excess Judgment, Even Without A Policy Limits Demand ( March 2000 )
This article discusses the Boicourt v. Amex Assurance Company decision whereby the California Court of Appeal held that an insurer had a duty to contact the policyholder to ask permission to reveal the policy limits to a third party in advance of filing a lawsuit. -
Third-party Bad Faith Actions Return To California ( July 1999 )
This alert summarizes the "Fair Insurance Responsibility Act of 2000" which gives third-party plaintiffs the right to sue a tortfeasor's insurance company for bad faith in limited situations. -
Defense Perspectives in Bad Faith Claims ( January 2000 )
A claim for bad faith generally arises out of the handling of some claim under the policy of insu.