Judge: Insurer Hasn’t Shown It Acted In Good Faith In Denying Settlement Offer

Mealey's (January 7, 2016, 2:41 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on Dec. 30 granted in part and denied in part a malpractice insurer’s motion to dismiss in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, ruling that an insurer has not shown that it acted in good faith in failing to settle a claim against its insured even though the evidence showed that it was probable that a jury would find against the insured (The Surgery Center at 900 North Michigan Avenue LLC v. American Physicians Assurance Corp. Inc., et al., No. 15-4336, N.D. Ill.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173034)....