Mariscal v. Old Republic Life Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that an insurer acts in bad faith “[i]f it seeks to discover only the evidence that defeats the claim it holds its own interest above that of its insured”
• holding that insurance 2 company breached covenant of good faith when it ignored medical evidence that insured 3 died of accident and based its denial of coverage solely on evidence suggesting that 4 insured may have died of illness
• noting that failure to understand medical terms and failure to consult with staff doctor were factors that supported bad-faith finding
• affirming the trial court’s finding that the insured’s death was accidental where the insured’s heart failure resulted from a car accident
• “A trier of fact may find that an insurer acted unreasonably if the insurer ignores evidence available to it which supports the claim. The insurer may not just focus on those facts which justify denial of the claim.”
• insurer acts unreasonably 13 when it ignores evidence that supports coverage

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).