Bad Faith in Context - Bad faith most commonly arises in one of three different contexts: (1) in a claim that an insured brings against its own insurer; (2) in a claim that a third-party makes against a policyholder that...more
In Ansur America Insurance Co. v. Borland, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois addressed a discovery dispute involving claims brought by Ansur America Insurance Co. against the law firm Ansur...more
The other thing more unexciting than a discovery dispute is reading about someone else’s discovery dispute. But Wednesday’s decision from the Washington federal court in Canyon Estates Condominium Association v. Atain...more
A recent decision from one of New York’s trial courts of general jurisdiction could have a chilling effect on written communications between an insurer and its retained counsel during a claim investigation. In Otsuka...more
A district judge in the Eastern District of California has ordered a third-party insurance broker to comply with a subpoena from defendants seeking documents related to that broker’s sale of defendant’s insurance policies to...more
Insurers retain outside counsel during claim investigations for a variety of reasons, including, among others, providing coverage advice, assisting in reviewing and responding to communications with insureds that have legal...more
Steps Michigan car accident lawyers can take to stop insurance company ‘fishing expeditions’ into the Facebook personal page of clients to harass and intimidate; don’t let your client be made a victim twice - Car accident...more
How many times have you said, upon receiving your opponent’s demand for attorneys’ fees, “That’s outrageous! Our fees are a fraction of that amount!”? Until recently, Texas law was unsettled as to whether you could defend the...more