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· 10/22/1976

Federal Case

Citations

  • 544 F.2d 423
  • 1 Fed. R. Serv. 566
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 6564

How courts have described this case

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

  • rejecting the notion that Merritt established a per se rule requiring a settlement demand because “in that case no reasonable settlement opportunity existed”
  • rejecting the notion that Merritt established a per se rule requiring a settlement demand because “in that case no reasonable settlement oppor- tunity existed”
  • insurer may be found to have “neglect[ed] its good faith duty when it fails to take affirmative action in settling claim”
  • insurer may be found to have “ne- glect[ed] its good faith duty when it fails to take affirmative action in settling claim”

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