Legal Opinion

Dellaira v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided October 5, 2004No. 23,383PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} Defendant Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona (FICA) issued an automobile insurance policy to Plaintiffs. Under the facts assumed to be true, Defendant Farmers Insurance Exchange (FIE) directed, handled, administered, and adjusted all claims submitted by FICA’s policy holders. Plaintiffs sued FICA, FIE, and others with respect to the handling of their claim. The district court entered a Rule 1-012(B)(6) NMRA dismissal on Plaintiffs’ insurance bad faith, breach of contract, New Mexico Insurance Code, and New Mexico Unfair Practices Act claims against FIE. Plaintiffs…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Sparks v. Republic National Life InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Goodson v. American Standard Insurance Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
  3. Fernandez v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Cary v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2003
  5. Bourgeous v. Horizon Healthcare Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Guest v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Dombroski v. Wellpoint, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Janet G. Peterson v. Meritain Health, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2022

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