United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Bult

How courts have described this case

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• considering insurer’s potential conflict of interest in the context of a bad faith claim
• “Absent such evidence of egregious behavior, the tort claim predicated on bad faith may not proceed to a jury.”
• “Absent such evidence of egregious behavior, the tort claim predicated on bad faith may not proceed to a jury.”
• “Evidence of mere negligence or failure to pay a claim in timely fashion will not suffice to support a claim for bad faith.”
• “Absent such evidence of egregious behavior, the tort claim predicated on bad faith may not proceed to a jury.... Inadvertence, sloppiness, or tardiness will not suffice; instead, the element of malice or flagrant malfeasance must be shown.”
• “Absent such evidence of egregious behavior, the tort claim predicated on bad faith may not proceed to a jury ... Inadvertence, sloppiness, or tardiness will not suffice; instead, the element of malice or flagrant malfeasance must be shown.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).