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Car Accident Policy Limits Good Faith

Presley & Presley

No Settlement Opportunity, No Problem

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The vast majority of extra-contractual/bad faith cases involve a carrier’s failure to secure a release of an insured by accepting a reasonable settlement opportunity within the policy limits. The absence of a reasonable...more

Cozen O'Connor

In Rhode Island, No Duty of Good Faith to Third Party Claimant

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In Summit Insurance Company v. Stricklett, — A.3d —, No. 2017185APPEALPC12536, 2019 WL 190358, (R.I. Jan. 15, 2019), the Supreme Court of Rhode Island held that – similar to many jurisdictions – the duty to act in a...more

Payne & Fears

Victory for Policyholders - An Insurer's Breach of the Duty to Defend Opens Up Policy Limits

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Insurance companies can no longer breach the duty to defend believing that, as long as they act in good faith, their potential liability is capped at policy limits or any costs incurred by the insured in mounting a defense....more

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