Insured: Insurer Presents No Evidence How It Was Prejudiced By $25,000 Settlement

Mealey's (October 10, 2016, 4:39 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insured has asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of an insurer in a breach of contract dispute arising from an underlying motor vehicle accident, contending that the insurer failed to investigate; failed to present any evidence that the settling party had an assets that would give value to any potential subrogation claim against her and failed to present any evidence that it was harmed (Gaspar Gonzalez v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., No. 14-215, 5th Cir.)....