Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010...8:32 am
Alaska Legal Miscellanea: Bad Faith Insurance Claims, and Attorney Ethics
Bad faith insurance claims: U S District Judge Ralph Beistline has resolved several issues that arose where a buyer of toxic-contaminated land took an assignment against the sellers’ insurance carrier. Beistline 1) rejected a bad faith claim (no jury could find there was a “substantial likelihood” of an excess verdict when the carrier rejected the settlement demand); 2) refused to apply the theory of coverage by estoppel; and 3) held that there canbe no liability for breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing if there’s no coverage. Hinkle v. Crum & Foster Holding, Inc., 2010 WL 2367494 (D.Alaska June 11, 2010). Rick Friedman of Anchorage and Bremerton, WA, represents the plaintiff-buyer. Gary Zipkin of Anchorage represents the carrier-defendant.
In-state office for non-Alaska immigration lawyer: The Ethics Committee of the Alaska Bar Association addressed this issue at 2010 WL 2399340.
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