Buckeye Union Ins. Co. v. New England Ins. Co.

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 87 Ohio St.3d 280.] BUCKEYE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, RESPONDENT, v. NEW ENGLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, PETITIONER. [Cite as Buckeye Union Ins. Co. v. New England Ins. Co.,

1999-Ohio-67.] Insurance—Insurer found guilty of bad faith with actual malice in failing to settle a tort case against its insured—Such conduct does not constitute the type of intentional tort that is uninsurable under Ohio law. (No. 98-1268—Submitted March 10, 1999—Decided December 22, 1999.) ON ORDER from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit…