The Missouri Bad Faith Timeline: From Tender to Excess Judgment
A chronological practitioner’s guide to how a Missouri bad faith failure to settle case develops — the elements, the key decision points, what the insurer must do at each stage, and what happens when it does not Missouri Injury & Insurance…
The Insurer as Litigant: How Lyda v. Allstate Rewrites the Rules of the Tort Case—and at What Cost to Insureds
Lyda v. Allstate, insurer intervention, and the reshaping of § 537.065 litigation in Missouri. Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com I. The Issue Lyda v. Allstate is likely the most…
Bad Faith in Missouri: The Duty to Defend, the Duty to Settle, and the Full Measure of Damages Under Scottsdale
A unified framework for understanding the insurer’s twin obligations and the consequences when either is breached Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction Missouri’s bad faith…
Missouri’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act: Enforcement Mechanisms and Litigation Strategy
How § 375.1000 shapes insurer conduct and what it means for case. Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction Missouri’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act (UCSPA), codified at Mo.…
Crafting the Effective Time-Limited Demand in Missouri: Elements, Timing, and Bad Faith Implications
A step-by-step framework for structuring demands that create and preserve excess judgment exposure Missouri Injury & Insurance Law | missouriinjuryandinsurancelaw.com Introduction The pre-suit settlement demand in a Missouri…