Christina Phillips | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 14, 2017 The Court of Appeals of Tennessee recently affirmed an award which included bad faith damages against Farmers Mutual of Tennessee where the insurer repeatedly failed to explain to the insured what the basis for the denial of the claim was until the insurer… Continue reading Insurer’s Refusal to Provide Explanation for Claim Denial Until Litigation Supports Bad Faith Award
Tag: Bad Faith Insurance Claim
District Court Seeks to Streamline Hurricane Sandy Insurance Cases Through Dismissals
Bad Faith: Insurance Companies’ Devilish Denials
Dottie Perry – February 4, 2013 It is a poorly kept secret that insurance companies do what they can to avoid paying claims. At what point, however, does a denial or attempt at a denial of a claim violate the rights of the insured? As with all contracts, there is a duty to act in good faith… Continue reading Bad Faith: Insurance Companies’ Devilish Denials
DECEMBER 2012 BAD FAITH CASES: COURT GRANTS INSURED’S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH BAD FAITH COUNT, BUT GRANTS PARTIAL PROTECTIVE ORDER TO CARRIER, SHIELDING IT FROM DISCOVERY ON RELATED BAD FAITH CLAIMS
December 29, 2012 In Raritan Bay Fed. Credit Union v. CUMIS Ins. Soc’y, Inc., the insured sought discovery and to amend its complaint after its bad faith claims were initially dismissed without prejudice in 2009. (See this case). The carrier objected on several grounds, seeking to: (1) preclude the insured from conducting discovery on the… Continue reading DECEMBER 2012 BAD FAITH CASES: COURT GRANTS INSURED’S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT WITH BAD FAITH COUNT, BUT GRANTS PARTIAL PROTECTIVE ORDER TO CARRIER, SHIELDING IT FROM DISCOVERY ON RELATED BAD FAITH CLAIMS
Well. . . Everyone Knows it: the Testimony of a Mold Expert
Mark Wiechnik – December 10, 2012 Everyone knows that humans only use 10% of their brains (an untrue “fact”, unless you mistakenly voted for Pat Buchanan in 2000), that Christopher Columbus called Native Americans “Indians” because he thought he landed in India (that part of the world was called Hindustan in Columbus’ time) and that… Continue reading Well. . . Everyone Knows it: the Testimony of a Mold Expert