Instant Insights / Bad faith liability

Bad-faith litigation has long been a contentious — and big-dollar — issue for insurers.

How Geico managed to overturn a $30M insurance bad faith award — for now

Geico appealed a jury's large award of damages on an underlying uninsured/underinsured motorist claim.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal | Updated on June 21, 2017

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has reversed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarding an insurance bad faith plaintiff $30 million based on a state court jury’s determination of damages in an underlying uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) breach-of-contract action.

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