Insurer: Bad Faith Damages Claim Barred; Arbitration Award Stands

Mealey's (May 22, 2020, 2:22 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An insurance company on May 18 filed a brief in the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals contending that the claims of attorneys suing it for bad faith are barred by collateral estoppel.  The insurer also contends that the district court correctly ruled that the attorneys were not permitted to seek damages that were “fully litigated” but not awarded in arbitration (Abbey Kaplan, et al. v. Nautilus Insurance Company, No. 19-14820, 11th Cir.)....