11th Circuit:  Insurer Acted In Bad Faith By Delaying Investigation Of Worker Injury

Mealey's (January 6, 2023, 9:34 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of a subcontractor’s insurer in its equitable subrogation lawsuit against another insurer, finding that there is enough evidence for a jury to reasonably conclude that the defendant insurer acted in bad faith because it delayed acting on its duty to investigate and settle the underlying worker injury claim....