National Insurance Association v. Sockwell

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National Insurance Association, a defendant in an action in Colbert Circuit Court, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Betty Sockwell. We affirm.

Introduction

Sockwell sued her insurer, National Insurance Association ("National"), alleging that National acted in bad faith in failing to properly evaluate and failing to investigate and ultimately in denying her claim for underinsured-motorist ("UIM") benefits. Sockwell also…