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Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms Procedure for Litigating Bad Faith Claims in UM/UIM Cases

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In In Re State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. and Lindsey Nicole Dessart, 712 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2025), the Texas Supreme Court clarified the proper procedure for litigating bad faith claims related to uninsured/underinsured...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Confirms UM/UIM Statute of Limitations

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The Insurer issued an Auto Policy and an Umbrella Policy. The Auto Policy provided $100,000 of UIM coverage and the Umbrella Policy provided $2,000,000 of UIM coverage. Just like ARS § 12-555(C)(2),the Auto Policy barred UIM...more

Butler Snow LLP

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for UIM Insurer in Alabama Bad Faith Case.

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In a recent unpublished opinion, the 11th Circuit upheld summary judgment for an auto insurer on claims of breach of contract, bad faith and outrage stemming from an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim. Voss v. State Farm Mut....more

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New York Insurance Coverage Law Update — Compilation 2020

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ADDITIONAL AND NAMED INSUREDS/PRIORITY- Court Rules “C/O” Company In Contract Not An Additional Insured- A construction worker sued Blue Woods Management Group, Inc. alleging that he was injured while working... ...more

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Q4 2018 Insurance Class Action Update

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The final quarter of 2018 witnessed a number of new twists on old theories in class actions involving auto and homeowners claims and coverages, as well as further activity in some long-running class actions. ...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Western District of Pennsylvania Denies Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment Where Disputed Facts Exist on Claims of a "Low-Ball"...

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After Melissa Parisi sustained injuries in a vehicle collision and learned that the other motorist involved in the crash carried only $15,000 in auto insurance, she submitted an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim to State...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Butler Wins Dismissal of a First-Party Bad-Faith Claim Involving a Civil Remedy Notice That Listed a Different Household Policy

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In Florida, an insured cannot bring a first-party bad faith claim based on a claim for UM coverage unless the insured first files a Civil Remedy Notice (CRN) with the Florida Department of Financial Services. In Mathurin v....more

Carlton Fields

When is a Vehicle Not a “Vehicle”?

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Two police officers were riding in a police car that was struck by an intoxicated underinsured driver. The officer in the passenger seat suffered serious injuries that were inadequately compensated by the tortfeasor’s...more

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Florida Courts Offer Different Opinions on "Policy Conditions"

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Several recent Florida decisions have addressed the distinction between “conditions precedent” and “conditions subsequent” in insurance policies and the impact of that distinction on issues of prejudice and burden of proof at...more

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