Panel: Settlement Agreement Made In Bad Faith, Cannot Be Enforced Against Insurer

Mealey's (November 17, 2016, 1:26 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 17 held that a lower federal court properly applied the appropriate framework to determine whether an underlying settlement agreement could be enforced against an insurer, further affirming the lower court’s finding that bad faith in the negotiation of the settlement agreement rested on substantial evidence (Orline Sidman, et al. v. Travelers Casualty and Surety, No. 15-15197, 11th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 20580)....