Federal Case

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the insured’s burden in opposing summary judgment is commensurate to. the heightened substantive evidentiary burden at trial
• explaining that an insurer’s low, but reasonable estimate of damages or loss does not constitute bad faith
• noting that mere negligence or bad judgment is not bad faith
• noting that “the insured’s burden in opposing a summary judgment motion brought by the insurer is ‘commensurately high because the court must view the evidence presented in light of the substantive evidentiary burden at trial.’ ”
• “It is axiomatic that a breach of contract claim may not be maintained in the absence of a valid contract.”
• “It is axiomatic that a breach of contract claim may not be maintained in the absence of a valid contract.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).