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June 19, 2024

SETTLE SOME, BUT INVESTIGATE ALL.

It seems fair to say that this is now the settled rule under Florida law:  A liability insurance company can settle with some claimants and not others, but it has a legal duty to fully investigate all claims.[1]

[1] See Primeaux v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co., 620 F. Supp. 3d 1173, 1179 (M.D. Fla. 2022).

 

Investigation and settlement are discussed in the context of both third-party and first-party insurance bad faith cases in both Volumes of DENNIS J. WALL, LITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF INSURER BAD FAITH (West Publishing Co. 3d Edition, 2024 Supplements in process).

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Posted by on June 19, 2024 at 07:16 AM in Settlements in Bad Faith Cases. |

Tags: #Investigation, #Settlement

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