No Good Faith Duty Arose, Majority Says, Affirms Ruling In CGL Insurer’s Favor

Mealey's (August 5, 2022, 1:13 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A majority of a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held Aug. 3 that a commercial general liability insurer did not have a duty to pay for an underlying settlement over a defective automatic fastener because no lawsuit was ever filed against the automotive supplier insured, affirming a lower court’s ruling in favor of the insurer in the insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit....