Colo. Supreme Rules Adjuster Can’t Be Held Personally Liable for Denied Claim March 15, 2022 By Jim Sams A Colorado law that allows claimants to collect double coverage if a claim is unreasonably denied or delayed does not...
Colo. Supreme Ct. the Latest to Decide if Claims Adjusters Can Be Held Personally Liable February 3, 2022 By Jim Sams For the third time in three years, a state supreme court is being asked to decide whether a claims adjuster...
Viewpoint: N.J. Gov Approves New Law Modifying Bad Faith Standard for UIM Claims January 27, 2022 By Goldberg Segalla Uninsured motorists (UM) and underinsured motorists (UIM) claims in New Jersey already present a myriad of factual and legal issues...
Insurers Win 1 Bad Faith Case, Lose Another Before Fla. Appellate Courts January 11, 2022 By William Rabb Remember George Costanza’s trick in “Seinfeld,” the 1990s TV sitcom? When he couldn’t (or didn’t want to) pay his rent...
Viewpoint: New Year’s Resolutions For Handling Short-Fuse Settlement Demands January 3, 2022 By David B. Ezra, Erin Mindoro Ezra, and Jamil W. Shaaban The holidays — parties, family, and the spirit of giving. Some personal injury plaintiff’s attorneys really get into the spirit,...
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...
Wash. Supreme Court Reverses, Finds $1.7 Covenant Settlement Reasonable August 9, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer that refused a $399,000 settlement offer may have to pay more than $1.7 million because of a settlement...
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...
Insurer Paid Claim to Avoid Bad Faith; Reimbursed Because of Misrepresentation March 25, 2020 By Anthony L. Miscioscia and Konrad R. Krebs The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed a clever way for an insurer to avoid a bad faith claim where...
Insurer’s Quick Investigation of Exotic Dancer’s Claim Costs it More Than $5.4 Million March 12, 2020 By Jim Sams In November 2010, Kailee M. Higgins downed 15 shots of tequila during her Saturday night shift as a dancer at...