Parties Ask 11th Circuit To Determine Whether Insurer Acted In Bad Faith

Mealey's (December 16, 2015, 11:15 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — Parties in an insurance bad faith lawsuit recently asked the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to determine whether a federal district court erred in ruling that an insurer acted in bad faith in failing to provide coverage under an automobile insurance policy after an insured reached a special agreement with a third-party estate to settle a wrongful death claim (Antonio J. Jimenez v. Government Employees Insurance Co., No. 15-12352-A, 11th Cir.)....