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Seventh Circuit Affirms Judgment Dismissing Bad Faith Claim Without Viable Breach of Contract Claim

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In Wolf v. Riverport Insurance Co., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an insured’s bad faith settlement delay claim against her insurer after she attempted to recover under section 155 of the...more

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Federal Court Certifies Class Action Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for Improperly Denying Large Dollar Claims

The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently certified a class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for its standard operating procedure of reviewing and denying claims in...more

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Divided Ninth Circuit Finds Claimant’s Failure to Provide Medical Records Insulates Insurer From Bad Faith Failure to Settle

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If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. An age-old adage that now provides critical guidance for insurers seeking to protect themselves in the face of bad faith failure to settle claims....more

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Texas Appeals Court Finds Project Owner Excluded From Coverage as Claimants’ Statutory Employer

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On April 3, 2025, a Texas state appeals court reversed a trial court order awarding Exxon Mobil $25 million under an umbrella insurance policy issued by Lexington Insurance Co. to Brock Services Ltd. The appeals court found...more

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Taking the Right Steps To Navigate the Consent To Settle Provision in an Insurance Policy and Maintaining the Right to Coverage...

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Insurers often try to withhold, or at least minimize, coverage by taking the position that a policyholder has failed to keep the insurer sufficiently informed throughout the defense of an underlying matter or has failed to...more

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Navigating the New Pre-Suit Notice Requirements for Property Insurance Carriers Set Forth in Fla. Stat. § 627.70152. to Leverage...

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By now, property insurance carriers and their counsel are likely familiar with Senate Bill 76, in which the Florida Legislature finally codified long-needed changes to the current property insurance litigation framework. The...more

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