Insurance company setlles bad-faith suit for $2.3 million
The settlement between
Harmer, 26, died
Neither Jordan nor Gill responded to the suit, which led Nealon to enter a
After the verdict, Dempsey filed a claim against CSAA, alleging it acted with bad faith when it refused to defend Jordan. By law, an insurance company is obligated to defend a client, even if there is a dispute over coverage, unless the company gets a pretrial ruling affirming it has no obligation. CSAA never did that in this case, court records show.
The settlement allows Harmer's estate to recover
"We continued with the lawsuit in the hope we could collect on the judgment down the road," Dempsey said. "It was a very good result for the minor children."
A spokeswoman for CSAA declined to comment on the settlement.
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