Rodemer v. Rettig

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that a lack of good faith claim must be based on something other than an insured’s disagreement with the insurer’s resolution of his claim
• courts must look beyond headings for the counts alleged in the underlying suit to determine whether a duty to defend exists
• courts must look beyond headings for the counts alleged in the underlying suit to determine whether a duty to defend exists
• “The fact that the plaintiffs . . . were unable to persuade the insurer to change its mind does not mean that the insurer failed to act in good faith.”
• “[T]he determination as to good faith focuses on the time at which the insurer’s decision was made, not at a later point in subsequent litigation when all involved have the benefit of additional evidence.”
• no disparagement even though reputational harm was alleged

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).