The plaintiff-excess insurer sued a primary auto insurance carrier for failing to settle within its $1,000,000 policy limits. The case went to trial against the…
Category: NJ - Settlement related issues
This case involved one named insured and two additional insureds under a single policy. All three were sued for negligence in a serious personal injury…
The insureds were attorneys sued by an insurance carrier. The insured attorneys sought coverage from their own professional liability carrier, and the malpractice carrier asserted…
In this case, New Jersey’s Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal and grant of summary judgment to the insurer on all claims, but reversed the trial…
The insured claimed the carrier breached its fiduciary duty in failing to consider his interests when settling the underlying action, leaving him exposed while other…
This case addresses a wide array of New Jersey bad faith issues. The underlying facts involve disputed coverage and defense obligations in a suit against…
The central discussion in this case focused on the duty to defend as distinguished from the duty to reimburse. Where there is coverage on the…
This appeal stems from an underlying UIM action that involved a 2012 automobile accident. The insured settled with the underinsured-tortfeasor for $15,000 and filed a…
This opinion is the culmination of over a decade of litigation, originating in an April 2000 automobile accident. Nancy Palmer, as assignee of the insured-tortfeasor,…
This case provides an exposition of the duty of good faith and fair dealing under Rova Farms, in the context of settlement negotiations where the…