Health Care Professional Liability Insurer Cannot Be Held Liable For Bad Faith

Mealey's (August 30, 2022, 10:15 AM EDT) -- PADUCAH, Ky. — A health care facility professional liability insurer cannot be held liable for bad faith damages for failure to settle an underlying suit filed against its insured nursing facility because the insured did not consent to any settlement as required by the policy at issue and the claimant failed to prove that there were any actual damages caused by the insurer’s alleged conduct, a Kentucky federal judge said Aug. 18....