Panel Reverses Ruling, Says Questions Of Fact Exist On Insured’s Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (January 18, 2018, 1:58 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 16 vacated and remanded a district court’s judgment in favor of an insurer on the basis that genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the insurer acted in bad faith by failing to pay the full uninsured motorist (UM) benefit to the insured who was injured in an auto accident (Ethel Cousin v. GEICO General Insurance Co., No. 16-10113, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 1072)....