Representing people who have lost homes and businesses following Sandy has been gut-wrenching. And, I have to say, many of the carriers haven’t made it any easier. I could catalog some of the problems we’ve seen, but that would make this a very long post. Instead, I’d like to focus on one aspect: The use
good faith
The insurance company’s duty to negotiate in good faith
By Gene Killian on
Needless to say, it can be very dangerous for insurance companies to “roll the dice.” Over at the Michigan Auto Lawyers Blog, Steve Gursten tells the story of an adjuster who showed up 40 minutes late for a mediation, and then wouldn’t go north of $1 million in a catastrophic truck accident case involving serious personal injury. The…