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(Bad Faith Verdict Reversed as Plaintiff Failed to Include
Instruction Requiring That Insurer Acted Unreasonably in Refusing
to Accept Reasonable Settlement Demand)
(April 2021) - In
Pinto v. Farmers
Ins. Exch., --- Cal.App.5th--- (March 8, 2021), the California
Second District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment finding that
Farmers Insurance Exchange ("Farmers") acted in bad faith
by refusing to accept a reasonable offer to settle a personal
injury lawsuit within policy limits. The jury verdict form did not
include a finding relative to whether Farmers had acted