Colorado Supreme Court shields Hertz from bad-faith claims in split ruling
The insurance arrangement behind the supplemental coverage is where things get interesting for the industry. The actual policy was issued…
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Trial Courts Must Apply Specific Standards Before Ordering Disclosure of Privileged Claims Files | Marshall Dennehey
Eddy v. Farmers Property Cas. Ins. Co., 2026-Ohio-626 In an insurance bad faith action, a trial court may order production…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute Does Not Apply To Surety Bonds | Houston Harbaugh, P.C.
Pennsylvania’s bad‑faith statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 8371, permits insureds to recover certain damages in “action[s] arising under an insurance…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocks bad faith lawsuits against surety bond issuers
Eastern filed for arbitration in November 2010, repeatedly notifying Fidelity and inviting its participation. Fidelity declined every time. When Ionadi…
Supreme Court Declines Review of No Surprises Act IDR Enforcement Dispute | King & Spalding
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Fifth Circuit decision addressing whether the No Surprises Act permits providers…
Supreme Court Declines Review in Guardian Flight, Leaving Intact Fifth Circuit Ruling That No Private Right of Action Exists to Enforce IDR Awards | Troutman Pepper Locke
On January 12, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for writ of certiorari in Guardian Flight, leaving in place…
Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Claims Against Insurer for Violating the ‘Make Whole Doctrine’ | Goldberg Segalla
Key Takeaways The Make Whole Doctrine restricts an insurer’s subrogation rights from being enforced until after its insured has been…
Delaware Supreme Court backs AMC on D&O stock settlement “loss” fight
The Superior Court’s Feb. 28, 2025 memorandum opinion centered on the policy wording. The policies defined “Loss” as: “damages, judgments, settlements, pre-judgment and post-judgment…
Nebraska Supreme Court rules on aircraft insurance dispute
DSA’s policy with USSIC covered “direct physical loss of or damage to [the] aircraft caused by an accident while the…
ACA Preventive Services Are Back at the Supreme Court: Kennedy v. Braidwood
On April 21, 2025, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management. In this case, Braidwood…