Woodley v. Fields’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Alstate informed Fields that it could not offer to pay any of the uninsured motorist coverage until he complied with his policy by submitting medical and wage authorizations and a proof of loss form. Between the time that Fields notified Allstate that he was making an uninsured motorist claim under the policy (January 9, 1997) and the time that the Fieldses filed a bad faith claim against Allstate (March 14, 1997), there is no indication that Allstate engaged in conduct that constituted bad faith. There was no indication that Allstate caused an unfounded delay in making payment or that Allstate acted with ill will or conscious wrongdoing by delaying any payments until Fields complied with the provisions of his insurance policy or until Allstate could obtain complete medical and wage information to evaluate the claim. See Hoosier [Ins. Co. v. Audiology Found. of Am.], 745 N.E.2d [300,] 310 [ (Ind. Ct.App.2001) ] (holding that a good faith dispute about the amount of a valid claim or whether a valid claim exists will not supply the grounds for a bad faith claim). Therefore, we conclude as a matter of law that Allstate did not act in bad faith. Accordingly, we hold that the trial court erred by denying Allstate’s motion for partial summary judgment on the bad faith claim. See, e.g., Spencer v. Bridgewater, 757 N.E.2d 208, 212 (Ind.Ct.App.2001) (holding that the trial court properly granted partial summary judgment in favor of the insurer because there was no showing that the ins”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Fields

2. “Poor judgment or negligence do not amount to bad faith; the additional element of conscious wrongdoing must also be present. A finding of bad faith requires evidence of a state of mind reflecting dishonest purpose, moral obliquity, furtive design, or ill will. A bad faith determination inherently includes an element of culpability.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Fields

3. “from an entry of default, final order, or final judgment, including a judgment by default,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Fields