Radlein v. Industrial Fire & Casualty Insurance

The first issue in this case is whether the injured plaintiff has stated a bad faith claim against her former husband’s insurance carrier since that company did not pay the entire $16,000 of *608uninsured motorist coverage to her when her injuries potentially had a disproportionately greater value than that. The second issue is whether plaintiff’s attorney commenced a frivolous action, since his client had previously settled her uninsured motorist claim with the carrier and, since the theory of law relied on has never been established in this state, although it is argued it is a predictable…