The Louisiana Supreme Court recently addressed two questions involving an insurer's bad faith liability to an insured in the state. The issue arose from two certified questions sent to the Court from the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Certified questions occur...
Month: August 2015
Responding to bad faith litigation
Sometimes, disputes arise between an insurer and one of its policyholders over a denied insurance claim. Occasionally, such disputes flare up to the point where the policyholder accuses the insurer of bad faith in relation to the claim denial. This could lead to the...