Insurance
Dec. 13, 2002
Trend Goes Toward Using General Legal Principles in Insurance Cases
The landmark employment case of Foley v. Interactive Data Corp. , 47 Cal.3d 654 (1998), examined the availability of a "bad faith" claim in litigation not involving insurance. Concerned about widening that tort's scope, the California Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, limited such a claim to insurance "where, for a variety of policy reasons, courts have held that breach of the implied covenant will provide the basis for an action in tort."
Rex Heeseman
JAMS
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Stanford Univ Law School
Rex Heeseman retired from the Los Angeles Count Superior Court bench in 2014. He is at JAMS, Los Angeles. Besides speaking at various MCLE programs, he co-authors The Rutter Group's practice guide on "Insurance Litigation." From 2002 to 2015, he was an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
Insurance Law
By Rex Heeseman
The landmark employment case of Foley v....
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