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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Du v. Deerbrook Insurance Co.

Bad Faith Failure to Settle U.S. District Court, Central District of California Los Angeles


As a general rule, "bad faith/failure to settle" insurance lawsuits almost never go to jury trial. Insurance companies find them practically unwinnable because juries often are unsympathetic to deep-pocketed insurers who alleged tried to avoid liability at the expense of the insured.


When Deerbrook Insurance Co. failed to settle the $100,000 claim of Yan Fang Du, a woman who was seriously injured in a 2005 car wreck, it eventually found itself on the ho...

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