Panel: Insurer Did Not Breach Contract, Act In Bad Faith By Settling Claim

(April 5, 2018, 5:43 PM EDT) -- ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Fourth Department New York Supreme Court Appellate Division on March 16 reversed a trial court’s ruling in favor of an insured and dismissed the insured’s complaint after determining that the insured failed to prove that the insurer breached its contract or acted in bad faith by settling an underlying medical malpractice claim on behalf of the insured (Lori E. Ullman, M.D. v. Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-00915, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 4th Dept., 2018 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2144)....

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