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Case Details
The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a decision in Peterson v. W. Nat'l Mut. Ins. Co. that could significantly impact insurance companies by suggesting increased scrutiny regarding their handling of first-party claims and bad faith allegations.
Additional Notes
The decision (No. A18-1081, 2019 WL 2332400, Minn. Ct. App. June 3, 2019) signals a potential shift in the court's perception of what constitutes insurer bad faith in first-party actions.