Appellate Court Applied Right Standard In Reversing Bad Faith Ruling, GEICO Says

Mealey's (August 10, 2017, 4:16 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appellate court did not err in reversing a state trial court’s denial of a motion for a directed verdict in an insurance bad faith lawsuit because the appellate court properly considered all factors presented and applied the necessary factors in ruling that an insurer was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, the insurer argues in a July 19 answering brief filed in the Florida Supreme Court (James M. Harvey v. GEICO General Insurance Co., No. SC17-85, Fla. Sup.)....