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California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

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In the recently published case Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Company, a California appellate court reaffirmed longstanding California law on insurers’ broad duty to defend even in the face of complicated underlying facts,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Insurer Bad Faith: New York Cracks Down on ‘Wait and See’ Claims Handling

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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

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The Ramifications of a Less-Than-Thorough Investigation

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An insurance carrier has declined to defend a claim asserted against its insured, arguably without meeting its obligation to investigate the claim. For whatever reason — a change in personnel, loss of a file, or some other...more

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