An Insurance Company Cannot Shield Itself from Negligence Liability by Filing an Interpleader

On Behalf of | Aug 20, 2012 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Interpleader, Negligence

In Lee v. West Coast Life Insurance Company, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 15768 (9th Cir. July 31, 2012), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a stakeholder insurance company cannot use an interpleader filing to shield itself from tort liability for its negligent...