Florida Jury: NICO Did Not Act in Bad Faith in Keys Crash that Killed 4 Women from Spain March 19, 2024 By William Rabb Six months after a federal appeals court upheld a $12 million verdict against a waste-hauling company in a crash that...
S. Carolina Insurer’s Bad Faith Causes $27M Loss from Policies with $2.5M Limit December 14, 2023 By Jim Sams Jose Castillo didn’t ask his insurance company to defend him from a lawsuit that alleged his shoddy construction caused millions...
Houston Plaintiffs’ Attorney Sanctioned for ‘Groundless’ Lawsuit Against Insurer November 28, 2023 By Jim Sams A Texas judge has ordered a Houston plaintiffs’ attorney to reimburse an insurer $137,000 for the legal fees it expended...
Viewpoint: Insurer Not Prejudiced Despite 4 Requests for Examination Under Oath September 8, 2023 By Benjamin J. Carroll A claimant’s refusal to respond to four requests by her insurer to sit for an examination under oath was not...
Jurors Urged to Impose Heavy Punitive Damages in J&J Talc Trial July 11, 2023 By Brendan Pierson Lawyers for a California man who says he developed a rare cancer from exposure to asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s...
Morakabian and Rosales Signal a Consensus View on Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees After Appraisal June 27, 2023 By James W. Holbrook III and Austin Taylor Chapter 542 of the Texas Insurance Code, also known as the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (“TPPCA”), generally allows...
Claims People: Davies, Resilience and Clyde & Co. May 24, 2023 By Claims Journal staff Davies Appoints COO for US Division Davies, a global claims administrator that opened a US headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee in...
11th Circuit Allows Bad Faith Claim Seeking $5M Excess Judgment 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...
Judge Sanctions Facebook, Lawyers for Bad-Faith Discovery Fight February 14, 2023 A federal judge in San Francisco ordered Facebook Inc. to pay $925,078.51 in sanctions for the “egregious conduct” of its...
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...