State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Reeder

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• holding that the Kentucky insurance statutes do not preclude a private right of action under KRS 446.070
• holding that claimants may pursue a private right of action under KRS § 446.070 for violations of Kentucky’s insurance statute
• holding that “private citizens are not specifically excluded by the statute from maintaining a private right of action against an insurer by third-party claimants. KRS 446.070 and KRS 304.12–230 read together create a statutory bad faith cause of action[]”
• holding that “private citizens are not specifically excluded by the statute from maintaining a private right of action against an insurer by third-party claimants. KRS 446.070 and KRS 304.12–230 read together create a statutory bad faith cause of action[]”
• explaining that the KUCSPA creates a bad faith cause of action when “read together” with Kentucky’s general cause of action statute, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 446.070
• holding third-party claims may be premised upon a violation of KUCSPA

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