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Fairly Debatable Standard

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.