Federal Court Upholds Verdict Against Carrier for Bad-Faith Conduct in Coverage Dispute

A federal appellate court upheld a jury’s award of $1,091,240.82 for a carrier's bad-faith conduct in a coverage dispute between insurers. Ernest Guthrie worked for Ernest Guthrie LLC, a subcontractor performing work for Beck Construction in 2019. Guthrie slipped and fell from the roof of a house, suffering injuries that left him a paraplegic. Within months, his medical bills climbed past $400,000, and future costs were projected into the millions. Guthrie's lawyer, Stuart Cohen, wrote to Beck Construction to assert the company's liability and request insurance information...