William Bush v. Allstate Insurance Company

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This Florida-based diversity action is predicated upon an insurance company’s alleged bad faith in failing to settle a personal injury claim within the limits of an insured’s automobile liability insurance policy. A judgment in excess of the policy limits was returned in a Florida state court against the insured, and the insured brought this action for the portion of the judgment not satisfied by the insurance company. We affirm the judgment denying relief to the insured. 1

William Bush, the appellant here, was sued in the Circuit Court of Broward County, Florida by…