11th Circuit Affirms Bad Faith Verdict in Suit Filed by One Insurer Against Another January 6, 2023 By Jim Sams After a job-site injury left independent contractor Ernest Guthrie paralyzed below the waist, two insurers for the contractor that hired...
Lloyd’s Owes $3M in Prejudgment Interest for Late Payment of D&O Claim August 22, 2022 By Jim Sams Lloyd’s of London underwriters must pay more than $3 million in pre-judgment interest in addition to the $10 million the...
Plaintiff Given 2nd Chance at $12M Award After Insurer Ignores $10K Settlement Offer June 29, 2022 By Jim Sams A Florida accident victim gets a second chance to compel an auto insurer to pay a $12.7 million judgment as...
11th Circuit Reverses Verdict in Subrogation Claim by Agency’s E&O Carrier May 17, 2022 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court threw out a Florida jury verdict that would have required a Liberty Mutual unit to pay...
11th Circuit: Insurer Missed Deadline to Remove Bad Faith Case to Federal Court December 16, 2021 By Jim Sams Darryl A. Vachon did not accuse Travelers of bad faith in handling his $25,000 uninsured motorist claim until after a...
11th Circuit Leaves it to Alabama to Decide if Pollution Exclusion Applies to Carbon Monoxide Deaths September 8, 2021 By Jim Sams National Trust Insurance Co. contends that a pollution exclusion in a policy it sold to an Alabama furnace-repair company excludes...
11th Circuit Adds to Plaintiff Losing Streak for COVID Business Interruption Claims September 2, 2021 By Jim Sams Another federal appellate court has ruled against a policyholder who sought coverage for business interruption losses caused by coronavirus restrictions,...
11th Circuit: Discovery May Include Executives for Insurer Accused of Disability Discrimination June 22, 2021 By Jim Sams A woman pursuing a disability discrimination claim may depose senior executives at the insurance company that fired her, a federal...
Viewpoint: 11th Circuit Ruling Reminds Insurers to Tread Carefully When Settling Multiple Claims November 20, 2020 By Hillary N. Ladov and Christian A. Cavallo Insurers handling claims in Florida often feel like they are fighting an uphill battle to avoid bad faith lawsuits arising...
After Refusing $30K Settlement Offer, Bad Faith Suit May Cost GEICO $2.7M September 29, 2020 By Jim Sams More than eight years after Bonnie Winslett tore up and threw away a summons that notified her she was being...