Alleged Non-Cooperation Of Insured Cannot Be Asserted As Affirmative Defense

Mealey's (August 13, 2018, 7:54 AM EDT) -- DENVER — An insured’s alleged non-cooperation in the adjustment of an auto claim cannot be asserted as an affirmative defense by an insurer during trial on the insured’s remaining claim for unreasonable delay or denial of benefits in violation of Colorado law, a Colorado federal judge said July 20 in entering a ruling on a number of pending pretrial issues (Wendy L. Peden v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 14-982, D. Colo., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121693)....

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