George, Albert and Pearl, Karen Miller & Steven Jackson v. Guaranty National Insurance Company
Year 1996
Court Kentucky Supreme Court
Case Number 96-SC-512-D
Issue
  • Fairly Debatable Standard
State
  • Kentucky

Insurance coverage; “fairly debatable” standard; reformation; bad faith; fiduciary duty; attorney-client privilege-standard of review

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Author UP's brief was written pro bono by Eugene R. Anderson, Esq. and John A. MacDonald, Esq. of Anderson Kill & Olick, PC, by Mike Breen, Esq. of Mike Breen Attorney-At-Law PSC, and by Amy Bach, Esq.
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George, Albert and Pearl, Karen Miller & Steven Jackson v. Guaranty National Insurance Company
Year: 1996
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court
Case Number: 96-SC-512-D
Issue:
  • Fairly Debatable Standard
State:
  • Kentucky

Insurance coverage; “fairly debatable” standard; reformation; bad faith; fiduciary duty; attorney-client privilege-standard of review
Zilisch, Kimberly vs. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Year: 1999
Court: Arizona Supreme Court
Case Number: CV-98-0535-PR
Issue:
  • Fairly Debatable Standard
State:
  • Arizona

UP challenged the “fairly debatable” standard as the standard to be used for determining a bad faith denial of coverage. “Fairly debatable” is a standard that favors insurance companies.