Bad Faith Refusal-To-Settle Claim Cannot Be Litigated In Garnishment Proceeding

( April 9, 2025, 12:19 PM EDT) -- LANSING, Mich. — In an issue of first impression, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed and remanded an appeals court’s ruling that a third-party claimant was permitted to file writs of garnishment against two insurers based on the claimant’s contention that the insurers acted in bad faith by failing to settle the claimant’s suit against an insured after determining that claims for bad faith refusal to settle are not subject to garnishment because there are no liquidated damages that could be collected through garnishment....

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