Panel Applied Wrong Bad Faith Standard; Rehearing Necessary, Insurer Argues

Mealey's (March 24, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An insurer asked the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to grant the insurer’s petition for rehearing in an insurance bad faith lawsuit on March 21, arguing that a panel applied the “wrong standard for bad faith” in issuing its ruling (Atlantic Specialty Insurance Co. v. Mr. Charlie Adventures LLC, et al., No. 15-12657, 11th Cir.)....