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Mills to Attend DRI’s Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar

DRI will convene its Insurance Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar at the Hyatt Regency in Boston, MA from May 31 to June 2, 2017. Mike Mills from Bauman Loewe Witt & Maxwell will attend.Presenters are scheduled to address many important and timely topics including:What Works for Policyholders in Bad Faith Cases and Why Maintaining Control When Faced With Third-Party Bad Faith Set-ups and Consent Judgments Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Defense Counsel When the … [Read more...]

Nevada Does Not Recognize Third-Party Bad Faith

Greg Gunny claimed that his father Ralph negligently operated his boat and injured him. Greg wasn’t happy with the speed at which his father’s insurance, Allstate, was handling the claim.  Greg Gunny sued Allstate directly for bad faith.In the case of Gunny v. Allstate Ins. Co., 108 Nev. 344, 830 P.2d 1335 (1992) the Nevada Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the third-party son had a cause of action for bad faith directly against his father’s insurance company.  The Nevada … [Read more...]