Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers March 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Property/casualty insurers are urging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a “bad faith” insurance claims measure that they contend will...
Federal Appeals Court Reverses, Allows $5M Bad Faith Claim vs. USAA to Proceed March 15, 2023 By Jim Sams The poorly executed handoff of a claims file from a retiring claims adjuster to his replacement may have made USAA...
Fla. Tort Bill Brings it: Limits Damages, Ends Fee Multipliers, Discloses LOPs – and More February 16, 2023 By William Rabb Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known...
Nebraska Court: Contractors with Assigned Benefits Can’t File Bad-Faith Claims October 21, 2022 By Jim Sams A restoration contractor that had been assigned benefits by a policyholder cannot pursue a bad faith claim against an insurer...
D.C. Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach May 24, 2022 By Erik Larson The District of Columbia said it sued Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in...
Judge Rejects Argument That Insurer Acted in Bad Faith by Using Automated Bill Pay February 4, 2020 By Jim Sams For the second time in a year, a federal judge rejected a plaintiff attorney’s argument that an insurance carrier acted...
Penn. Supreme Court Says Malice Not Required to Win Bad Faith Claims October 5, 2017 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the state’s Superior Court that although ill-will or malice is one...