Danny Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company

WEIMER, Justice.

L Invoking Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XII, 1 the United States Court of Ap peals for the Fifth Circuit certified to this court two questions of law. Both questions relate to claims that an insurer is liable for subjecting its insured to a court judgment in excess of insurance policy limits. The certified questions are:(1) Can an insurer be found liable for a bad-faith failure-to-settle claim under Section 22:1973(A) when the insurer never received a firm settlement offer?(2) Can an insurer be found liable under Section 22:1973(B)(1) for misrepresenting or failing to disclose…