Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. Foster

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “even if the lawyer reasonably believes (and from an objective point of view
• “Objective reasonableness [of the settlement offer] in this context is a question of fact committed by law to the trier of fact.”
• “Where evidence is produced either of bad faith or negligence, ordinarily the issue becomes a jury question.”
• “Objective reasonableness in this context is a question of fact committed by law to the trier of fact.”
• “... in the context of possible excess exposure, and the insured’s demand that the case be settled within the policy limits, the insurer has a duty to accept an objectively reasonable settlement demand”
• “Although many times it would be in the insured’s best interest to have the suit settled within the policy limits, the obligation of the insurer to settle within the policy limits is not absolute.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).