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HADDICK EX REL. GRIFFITH v. VALOR INSURANCE

No. 90226.

763 N.E.2d 299 (2001)

198 Ill.2d 409

261 Ill.Dec. 329

Ella HADDICK, Special Adm'r of the Estate of James GRIFFITH, Appellee, v. VALOR INSURANCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Newman and James P. Pelafas, of Newman & Pelafas, Chicago, for appellant.

Goldfine & Bowles, P.C., Peoria (William K. Brown, of counsel), for appellee.

Richard L. Rumsey, Ltd., Chicago (Barry G. Doyle, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this case is at what point in time does an insurance provider's duty to settle arise. Plaintiff, Ella Haddick, as the special administrator of the estate of James Griffith, filed a single-count complaint against defendant, Valor Insurance, alleging that defendant acted in bad faith by failing to settle a claim against its policyholder within the policy limits. The trial court granted defendant's section...

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