4/9/19
By: Bill Buechner
We recently posted a blog (see here) concerning an appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals from a Massachusetts district court decision finding that a third-party administrator (Sedgwick) did not violate the Massachusetts Consumer Protection …
3/18/19
By: Phil Savrin
In recent years, Georgia has become fertile ground for setting up insurance companies for extra-contractual damages based on the failure to settle a liability claim within policy limits. Partly, the reason for this reputation is that the …
998s: The Stealth Policy Limit Demand
2/7/19
By: Tim Kenna & Kristin Ingulsrud
In personal injury practice, the claimant’s attorney will sometimes serve a statutory offer to compromise in tandem with service of the summons and complaint. This strategy has a two-fold impact on the case. The …
In the Land of Insurance Coverage, Specificity is King
12/13/18
By: Brandon Howard
Whenever a court suspects an insurance policy is “ambiguous,” anxiety strikes the minds of both coverage counsel and insurers alike. For coverage …
Georgia Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Failure to Settle Case
6/25/18
By: Bill Buechner
The Georgia Supreme Court recently granted an insurer’s petition for certiorari in a bad faith failure to settle case to consider what constitutes an offer to settle a claim within policy limits and whether an insurer’s duty …