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Government

Oct. 12, 1999

Bad Faith Law May Open New Battle of Lawyers and Insurers

SACRAMENTO - The new millennium may start with a reprise of familiar ballot battles between the plaintiffs' bar and insurance industry. Gov. Gray Davis' approval Friday of legislation to restore plaintiffs' right to sue defendants' carriers for bad faith could ignite an insurer-backed referendum campaign to block it from ever taking effect.

By Tom Dresslar
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - The new millennium may start with a reprise of familiar ballot battles between the plaintiffs' bar and insurance industry.
        Gov. Gray Davis' approval Friday of legislation to restore plaintiffs' right to sue defendants' carriers for bad fa...

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