Gallagher Bassett Services v. Jeffcoat

How courts have described this case

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• requiring that an adjuster’s act amount to “gross negligence, malice, or reckless disregard for the rights of the insured”
• acknowledging that tacit agreement may suffice for conspiracy
• “Under Mississippi law, ‘a conspiracy is a combination of persons for the purpose of accomplishing an unlawful purpose or a lawful purpose unlawfully.’ Where a civil conspiracy gives rise to damages, a right of recovery may arise.” (citation omitted)
• “Under Mississippi law, ‘a conspiracy is a combination of persons for the purpose of accomplishing an unlawful purpose or a lawful purpose unlawfully.’ Where a civil conspiracy gives rise to damages, a right of recovery may arise.” (citation omitted)
• noting the jury returned a verdict against Gallagher

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).