Allstate settles long-running bad faith suit in Missouri court

St. Louis Daily Record / St. Louis Countian;  July 10, 2008 ;   Charles Emerick;   622 words ......settle a lengthy and contentious bad- faith insurance dispute that influenced...similar cases across the country. Allstate Insurance Co. and Paul Aldridge...played out, Aldridge filed the bad faith cross-claim that alleged Allstate mishandled the claim from his...

Captives Face Bad Faith Risks.(Brief Article)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  March 19, 2001 ;   MCDONALD, CAROLINE;   766 words ......joke, the first slide of a presentation here on Bad Faith--Is the Captive and Risk Retention Market Immune...LLP in New Orleans. But there were none about bad faith. I guess it's because bad faith in the true context, with the stories we hear...

Recognize common bad faith mistakes.(Conference Spotlight)

Claims;  September 1, 2003 ;     443 words ...Bad faith claims have seen a dramatic increase recently, based...claims within policy limits. Relaxed standards for bad faith and trial judges' reluctance to dispose of even frivolous bad faith claims have raised the second guessing of claim...

Bad faith and excess liability

Rough Notes;  July 1, 2003 ;   Prahl, Robert J;   787 words ......company conduct on trial! The subject of bad faith got the industry's attention not too...was not for mold damage but rather for bad faith, despite contrary impressions the media may have conveyed. The concept of bad faith is particularly attractive to plaintiff...

Allstate to cut auto rates, delay other increases, Insurance company cites...

Charleston Daily Mail;  April 29, 2005 ;   THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;   318 words ...Allstate is cutting bodily injury...policyholders for at least a year. Allstate said Thursday that it also...statewide, effective in July, Allstate said. The company attributed...on so-called "third party, bad faith" lawsuits." Such lawsuits...administrative complaints. Allstate and ...

Viability of Bad-faith Dismissals under §707(a)

American Bankruptcy Institute Journal;  March 1, 2008 ;   Landry, Robert J III;   787 words ......use of a lack of good faith, i.e., bad faith, as a basis for dismissal of cases...light of the express inclusion of bad faith in the statutory framework under 707(b), the continued viability of bad-faith dismissals under 707(a) seemed over...

Malpractice Issue in Florida Muddied by 'Bad Faith' Law for Insurance...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 11, 2003 ;     787 words ......the Legislature must change the state's bad faith law for insurance companies to lower...hinge on the bill's details. The state's bad faith law is almost certain to be one of those...Kind of behind the scenes has been this bad faith law, says Bill Bell, general counsel...

ADR for bad faith claims a matter of debate. (alternative dispute...

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management;  February 17, 1992 ;   Otis, L.H.;   787 words ......efficacy in handling one type of dispute - bad faith claims - is still a matter of debate...maintain that the reasons for using ADR for bad faith claims are as compelling as for any other...however, believe that the very nature of bad faith claims makes them unsuited for ADR ...

Bad faith claims: the role of the expert.

Defense Counsel Journal;  April 1, 1997 ;   Muldowney, Timothy J. Zupkus, Robert A.;   787 words ......everywhere these days, and not the least in bad faith cases, where they're valuable for both...surface in both insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Depending on the nature of...the foundation on which liability for bad faith rests. In short, the insurer's conduct...

Bad faith and workers' compensation: walking a tightrope with insureds.

Claims;  January 1, 2004 ;   Pinderski, James;   787 words ......have experienced a dramatic increase in bad faith claims, particularly those based upon...can be named as co-defendants within bad faith actions. Although insurers often feel...surrounding the claimant's injuries. When the bad faith workers' compensation lawsuit is filed...

Punitive and other damages for emotional distress in third party bad faith...

FICC Quarterly;  October 1, 1999 ;   Horstman, James K; Nahrstadt, Bradley C; Hengsbach, Bethany L;   787 words ......of liability, chief among them is insurer bad faith. Not only have theories like insurer bad faith changed the legal principles under which...litigation. The truly disturbing aspect of bad faith cases for insurers is the fact that these...

Dismissals of Bankruptcies Filed in Bad Faith: What's the Standard?

American Bankruptcy Institute Journal;  December 1, 2004 ;   White, Bruce H; Medford, William L;   787 words ...The term "bad faith" is one that creditors tend to throw...unabashedly. To some, every bankruptcy is in bad faith because the debtor is not satisfying...any legal system and otherwise act in bad faith. The problem with bad faith is defining...

Bad faith as a continuum: From claim to trial

FDCC Quarterly;  October 1, 2001 ;   Segalla, Thomas F;   787 words ...I. INTRODUCTION The concept of bad faith can only be clearly understood if viewed...during the claims handling process, a bad faith claim may result. Similarly, potentially...professional should know about the present bad faith environment, what defense counsel should...

Bad faith lies in the eye of the juror. (ACE/SCLA Legal Track).

Claims;  April 1, 2002 ;     670 words ...Quite often bad faith cases are won or lost on the notes adjusters...Erwin Adler; an attorney specializing in bad faith. What I'm really interested in is the...explained. I look at the problem of bad faith in the claim file as the claim file...

Wisconsin Supreme Court says injured employee can sue workers' comp...

Lawyers USA;  April 23, 2007 ;     380 words ......compensation law does not bar an employee's bad faith claim against the private firm that handles...the numerous reviews were pursued in bad faith. The administrator moved to dismiss...provide any remedy to the plaintiff for his bad faith claim against [the defendant] for its...