Boston Old Colony Ins. Co. v. Gutierrez

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that although the question of bad faith is generally for the jury, the verdict must be supported by legally sufficient evidence
• concluding that although the question of bad faith is generally for the jury, the verdict must be supported by legally sufficient evidence
• explaining that the duty of good faith requires an investigation of the facts and fair consideration of a settlement that is not unreasonable under the circumstances
• explaining that the insurer has a duty “to warn of the possibility of an excess judgment, and to advise the insured of any steps he might take to avoid same” (emphasis added)
• explaining that the insurer has a duty “to warn of the possibility of an excess judgment, and to advise the insured of any steps he might take to avoid same” (emphasis added)
• listing as relevant whether the insurer “advise[d] the insured of settlement opportunities” and “advise[d] the insured of any steps he might take to avoid [excess liability]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).