Common-Law First-Party Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers Disallowed
A woman claiming a denial of benefits by State Farm loses her bad faith lawsuit.
April 24, 2019 at 09:43 AM
3 minute read
An Orlando federal magistrate affirmed state law does not recognize common-law first-party bad faith claims against insurance companies.
The Case
After a mistrial was granted in Alison Swanson's lawsuit against her insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., claiming an improper denial of benefits, she filed another action against State Farm, asserting a single claim for what she described as “the willful tort of bad faith.”
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