Insured needn’t prove tangible losses in bad faith suit 
Published: January 20, 2012
Tags: bad faith, emotional distress, insurance
An insured suing for bad faith is not required to prove economic or physical injury in order to recover damages for emotional distress allegedly caused by the termination of her long-term care benefits, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question from a U.S. District Court.
Small firm wins $3.4 million against doctor’s insurer
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: September 1, 2011
Tags: breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, insurance, medical malpractice
After winning a $22 million medical malpractice verdict on behalf of a young man who went into the hospital complaining of neck pain and left paralyzed from the waist down, lawyers for the man won a $3.4 million verdict last month in a companion case against a doctor’s insurance company for not covering the malpractice award.
Doctor wins $3.4 million verdict against insurance company
Published: August 25, 2011
Tags: insurance, medical malpractice, Texas
A Dallas doctor won a $3.4 million verdict against an insurance company that denied a claim after the doctor was sued by a former patient.
Homeowner can sue flood risk assessor
Published: July 22, 2011
Tags: insurance, National Flood Insurance Act, negligence
A homeowner who suffered losses from flood damage could bring a negligence claim against the risk assessor that determined that his property didn’t need flood insurance, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Insurance agent can be sued for negligence
Published: July 18, 2011
Tags: insurance, negligence, underinsured motorist coverage
An insurance agent can be sued for negligently failing to procure the amount of underinsured motorist coverage that a customer requested, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a $753,000 jury verdict.
Insurance company settles workers’ suit for $6.75 million
Published: July 7, 2011
Tags: breach of contract, insurance, Ohio
A legal dispute dating to 2007 between SafeAuto Insurance and about 180 current and former sales representatives over sales commissions has been settled for $6.75 million.
Man sues his own insurance firm and wins
Published: May 4, 2011
Tags: car accident, Florida, insurance, loss of enjoyment, lost earning ability, medical expenses, pain and suffering
A Lehigh Acres, Fla. man has been awarded $3,019,955 from State Farm Insurance by a jury that awarded him funds for past medical expenses from an accident, money for future medical expenses, lost earning ability and a half million dollars for past pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, according to his attorney.
Professional liability insurer can’t compel arbitration
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 17, 2011
Tags: arbitration, insurance, McCarran-Ferguson Act, preemption
A professional liability insurance company could not compel arbitration when it was sued by an insured for failing to provide a defense, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Vehicle service insurer can be sued for bad faith
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 4, 2011
Tags: bad faith, consumer protection, insurance
A used car buyer could bring a bad faith claim against the company that issued a service contract for his vehicle, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
‘Auto use’ insurance exclusion bars coverage
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 7, 2010
Tags: indemnification, insurance, “auto use” exclusion
An “auto use” exclusion bars coverage for workers who died after rigging a pulley system with a truck such that when the truck was driven in reverse it raised the workers 80 feet in the air before the rope broke, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.
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