Sonia Garcia, et al v. GEICO Casualty Company, et al
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23-55646
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October 09, 2024
9th Circ. Grills Geico, Assignees Over Failed Settlement
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared conflicted over both Geico and a policyholder's assignees' arguments regarding whether the carrier acted in bad faith toward its insured when it prioritized a release of the insured's father-in-law during failed settlement negotiations with the family of a pedestrian fatally struck by the insured driver.
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October 03, 2024
9th. Circ. To Weigh If Geico Favored Noninsured In Auto Suit
The Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether Geico acted in bad faith when it prioritized a release of its policyholder's father-in-law during failed settlement negotiations with the family of a pedestrian fatally struck by the insured driver, focusing on whether a "permissive-use provision" extended coverage. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance.
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December 14, 2023
Geico Prioritized Noninsured In Auto Suit, 9th Circ. Told
Geico unreasonably refused to settle a wrongful death suit against its policyholder by prioritizing a noninsured party over its actual insured, according to a brief filed in the Ninth Circuit by the parents of a person who died after the policyholder struck him with a vehicle.