Suzanne Harvey, etc. v. Geico General Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC17-85 ____________ SUZANNE HARVEY, etc., Petitioner, vs. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent. September 20, 2018 QUINCE, J. This case involves the application of the law of bad faith, which imposes a fiduciary obligation on an insurer to protect its insured from a judgment that exceeds the limits of the insured’s policy. The specific issue in this case is whether the Fourth District Court of Appeal misapplied this Court’s bad faith precedent and relied on inapplicable federal precedent when it reversed the judgment entered in favor of the…