Regina Polselli Rudolph T. Polselli, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company

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• holding that California Department of Corrections and California 24 Board of Prison Terms is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity
• holding, in the insurance context, that “recklessness . . . can support a finding of bad faith”
• “a presumption of prejudice arises from a plaintiff’s unexplained 24 failure to prosecute”
• in determining whether the insurer has acted in bad faith, courts may consider the delay by insurer in responding to communications from □ insured, its response time in engaging an investigator and in conducting an investigation, and its handling of settlement negotiations

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