Year: 1999
Court: Arizona Supreme Court
Case Number: CV-98-0535-PR
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.
UP’s brief was written pro bono by John L. Tully, Esq. and Barbara Burstein, Esq. of the Law Offices of John L. Tully, PC.
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Source: https://uphelp.org/amicus-briefs/zilisch-kimberly-vs-state-farm-mutual-automobile-insurance-company/
Date: May 8, 2024