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Ninth Circuit Amends Recent Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an amended decision to retract <i>Du v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.</i>, in which the court opined that, under California law, an insurer has a duty to promptly effectuate settlement when liability of its insured is reasonably clear, even absent a settlement demand by the claimant.

10 minute read December 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM
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Brian Oubre
Ninth Circuit Amends Recent Decision

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an amended decision, Docket No. 10-56422, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 20887, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 20889, 2012 WL 4748679, (9th Cir.

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