Primary Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith In Handling Of Underlying Auto Injury Suit

Mealey's (July 8, 2019, 1:02 PM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A primary insurer did not act in bad faith in failing to settle an underlying personal injury suit filed against an insured following an auto accident because the evidence shows that the primary insurer did not act with gross disregard of an excess insurer’s interests when it concluded that the excess policy would not be implicated by the underlying personal injury suit, a New York federal judge ruled June 24 (Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co., No. 14-858, E.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105192)....

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