Panel Majority Says Insurers Breached Contract, Acted In Bad Faith By Failing To Settle

Mealey's (April 10, 2018, 9:37 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The majority of the Fifth District Illinois Appellate Court on April 5 affirmed a trial court’s ruling that insurers breached their contract and acted in bad faith by refusing to settle underlying environmental contamination claims filed against an insured after determining that the insurers used the threat of denying coverage in an attempt to dissuade the insured from settling the claims (Rogers Cartage Co. et al., v. The Travelers Indemnity Co., No. 5-16-0098, Ill. App., 5th Dist., 2018 Ill. App. LEXIS 206)....