Gray v. North Carolina Insurance Underwriting

FRYE, Chief Justice.

This case involves the relationship between N.C.G.S. § 75-1.1, which prohibits unfair and deceptive acts or practices, and N.C.G.S. § 58-63-15(11), which defines unfair practices in the settlement of insurance claims. See N.C.G.S. § 75-1.1(a) (1999); N.C.G.S. § 58-63-15(11) (1999). Plaintiffs contend that there is competent evidence to support a jury finding that defendant engaged in one or more acts prohibited by N.C.G.S. § 58-63-15(11), with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice constituting a violation of N.C.G'.S. § 75-1.1; that the jury’s special…