Saadia Bouzazza v. GEICO General Insurance Company

Date: 01-17-2025

Case Number: AC46494

Judge: Morgan

Court: Superior Court, New Britain County, Connecticut

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Defendant's Attorney: Karen L. Dowd

Description: New Britain, Connecticut insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.

Action to recover underinsured motorist benefits allegedly due under a certain automobile insurance policy issued by the defendant, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of New Britain, where the court, Morgan, J., granted the plaintiff's request for leave to amend her complaint to add a second count alleging bad faith; thereafter, the court granted the defendant's request to bifurcate the trial, and the case was tried to the jury before Morgan, J., on the first count of the complaint; verdict for the plaintiff; subsequently, the court granted the defendant's motion for remittitur; thereafter, the court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the second count of the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction; subsequently, the court rendered judgment in part for the plaintiff, from which the plaintiff appealed to this court

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Legal issue Does the litigation privilege bar a bad faith claim against an insurance company for alleged conduct occurring outside of judicial proceedings?

Outcome: Reversed in part; further proceedings.

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