· 12/5/1995
Lauzon v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance
Citations
- 674 A.2d 1246
- 164 Vt. 620
- 1995 Vt. LEXIS 142
How courts have described this case
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- “Because a realistic question regarding the extent of liability existed, defendant’s actions do not rise to the level of bad faith.”
- there is “a general misunderstanding of the law regarding first-party insurance claims. An insurer owes no fiduciary duty to its insured in a claim arising under an uninsured motorist provision”
- applying Vermont law and following Szumigala
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Judges: Allen, C.J., and Gibson, Dooley, Morse and Johnson
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