INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Hospital’s call to insurer that injured motorcyclist’s wife was “wondering” if there was “any way” for the hospital to bill insurer did not constitute a Ridley demand sufficient to trigger UTPA obligations… form for optional release of husband and wife included with payment of policy limits for husband did not violate UTPA… summary dismissal of all claims properly granted… DeSoto affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Insurance, aircraft passenger liability stacking
INSURANCE: Estate of decedent airplane passenger not entitled to stack 3 aircraft liability policies… certified question answered for Christensen. [Read more…]
$1,275,000 settlement, MPC/NWE comp claims
SETTLEMENT: $1,275,000 by MPC’s insurer following defense verdict and order for new work comp bad faith trial based on juror misconduct, in addition to previous $2.5 million from co-Defendant NWE and $200,000 from adjuster, in addition to [Read more…]
Jury, work comp bad faith mistrial, misconduct
JURY: Mistrial/new trial granted following class action work comp bad faith defense verdict due to extraneous information during deliberations (employee handbook, information that class member had other comp claims) which prejudiced Plaintiffs… Krueger. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, work comp bad faith, class action
VERDICT: Defense, work comp bad faith (interest damages. emotional distress, punitives), class action. [Read more…]