Illinois Appellate Panel Rejects Bad Faith Arguments In Auto Insurance Dispute

(May 22, 2020, 10:28 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An automobile insurance provider did not act in bad faith in delaying settlement of an insured and two of her passengers’ claims for medical benefits after a hit-and-run accident because a bona fide coverage dispute existed as to whether the claimants were entitled to benefits, an Illinois appellate panel ruled May 13 (Felicia Sylvertooth, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, No. 1-19-1128, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 3rd Div., 2020 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 817)....

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