Bad Faith Actions: Liability and Damages by Stephen S. AshleyCovers plaintiff and defendant perspectives, with citations and cross-references. Explains how bad-faith laws emerged and how industry standards affect approaches to the subject. It presents the elements of the cause of action in first-party, third-party, and noninsurance cases, examines defenses to actions for bad faith and damages for bad faith, explains the exercise of due care applicable to negligence-based liability and what constitutes improper delegation of the insurer's duties.
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