In this episode of Don't Take No For An Answer, Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss two New York cases that mark a turning point in allowing policyholders to pursue bad faith claims against their insurers. The cases shift...more
7/18/2025
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Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
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Policy Terms
In this episode of “Don’t Take No for An Answer,” Eric Jesse, partner in Lowenstein Sandler’s Insurance Recovery Group, is joined by Alexander B. Corson to discuss bad faith in insurance claims. Highlighting a recent example...more
Insurer bad faith may take many forms. While policyholders are sometimes familiar with the quintessential bad faith fact pattern – a liability insurer’s failure to settle within policy limits – the New York Appellate Division...more
Eric Jesse addresses the unfortunately common experience during mediation of when an insurer balks at settlement resolutions: should a policyholder walk away, “pay and chase,” offer the right to receive insurance proceeds, or...more