Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance Co. v. McClusky
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 31, 2003No. 5D02-2436PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSawaya, J.
In this first-party bad faith case, .Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s order granting Barkley J. McClusky’s renewed motion to compel production of Allstate’s “entire claim file,” with the exception of any materials pertaining to underwriting. We grant the petition in part and deny it in part.
McClusky was injured in an automobile accident caused by an underinsured motorist. Allstate, which had issued McClusky a policy that provided underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage in the amount of $50,000, offered to settle the UIM claim for substantially…
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- TIG Ins. Corp. of America v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Nationwide Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. HarmonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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