Legal Opinion
Pierce v. International Ins. Co. of Ill.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 31, 1996No. 112, 1995PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
In this case we address for the first time the question of whether an employee’s claim for bad faith against a workers’ compensation insurance carrier is cognizable under Delaware law. The claim was brought by Robert C. Pierce (“Pierce”), who was injured in the course of his employment and sought compensation from his employer’s workers’ compensation carrier. The insurer agreed to settle with Pierce eleven months after his injury.
Pierce brought suit against the insurer, International Insurance Company of Illinois (“International”), in Superior Court, alleging that it had…
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