Reifenstein v. Allstate Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, with costs to plaintiff, in accordance with the following memorandum: The primary issue on this appeal is whether Special Term erred in dismissing plaintiff’s first cause of action against the Allstate Insurance Company for bad faith refusal to settle a liability claim within policy limits (see CPLR 3211, subd [a], par 7). Special Term ruled that Allstate’s settlement conduct did not as a matter of law constitute bad faith. Plaintiff also contends that Special Term improperly dismissed his punitive damage claims against Allstate. On…
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