Oklahoma Insurance Defense Law Firm for Intervenors/Appellees – Judgment Reversed
Brown v. Patel v. Commercial Union Ins. Co 2007 OK 16
Court: In the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma
Case: Appeal from the District Court of Payne County
Final Verdict: Judgment Of District Court Reversed; And Proceeding Is Remanded To The District Court
The company covering Johnny Weldon Brown and Beth Ann Brown (for motor and workers compensation) insurance intervened when the plaintiffs filed a tort action case against an alleged wrongdoer. The Browns disputed the intervention claiming that the insurer "showed bad faith conduct on the part of the insurer toward the insured." The Honorable Donald L. Worthington, District Judge, granted the motion for summary judgment on the bad-faith claim that was plead by the Appellees. The Court stated:
"We granted the insurer's motion to retain the appeal. We hold that an uninsured motorist insurer may, under certain circumstances, intervene in the action brought by its insured against an alleged tortfeasor, and that a judgment for the alleged tortfeasor does not relieve the insurer of all bad faith claims relating to its handling of the uninsured motorist claim."
Representatives of the Oklahoma insurance defense law firm, Buckman and Roach; Loyal J. Roach, Steven V. Buckman and Diane M. Black, represented the Intervenors/Appellees.
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