Bad Faith v. Good Faith and Just Results

The demand letter alleging bad faith arrives. Your blood pressure goes up – either you are sick of seeing lawyers toss the claim into every claim or you worry you may have made a mistake on a legal or factual point. How do you lower your blood pressure? Each moment of each day, on each file and the many micro-decisions you make – simply to pursue a Just Result. And what do you get – just results – and good results for you and your insureds.

Good-Faith Claim Handling in Florida – Part II

Good-Faith Claim Handling in Florida – Part II Timothy R. Engelbrecht, Esq. and Matthew J. Lavisky, Esq. Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP   This article is a continuation of the “Good-Faith Claim Handling in Florida” article that appeared in the Southern Loss Association Newsletter in February 2018. That article discussed the history and background of … Read more

First-Party Bad Faith in Twenty-first Century Georgia

   First-Party Bad Faith in Twenty-first Century Georgia Jon B. McPhail Jon McPhail & Associates, LLC P.O. Box 783 Alpharetta, GA 30009 770-442-9566 (V) 770-442-1834 (F) jonmcphail@mindspring.com First-Party Bad Faith in Twenty-first Century Georgia Jon B. McPhail[1] OVERVIEW Georgia has historically presented insurers and insureds a “neutral playing field,” following closely the positions advocated by … Read more