Legal Opinion
James v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2013No. 11-60458PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge:
Defendant-Appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (“State Farm”) tendered the policy limit on its uninsured motor vehicle coverage to Plaintiff-Appellant Faith James nearly thirty months after James was injured in a car accident. James brought a bad faith claim under Mississippi law, and the district court granted State Farm’s motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM in part, REVERSE in part, and REMAND.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On February 3, 2006, James was involved in a car accident with Jarvis Smith. The parties do not dispute…
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