BROWN v. PATEL

No. 102,402.

157 P.3d 117 (2007)

2007 OK 16

Johnny Weldon BROWN and Beth Ann Brown, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Tejas Sanmukh PATEL, Defendant, and Commercial Union Insurance Company, One Beacon Insurance Group, and Employers Fire Insurance Company, Intervenors/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

March 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe E. White, Jr., Charles C. Weddle III, White Law Firm, Oklahoma City, OK and William J. Baker, Hert, Baker & Koemel, Stillwater, OK, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Loyal J. Roach, Steven V. Buckman and Diane M. Black, Buckman and Roach, Tulsa, OK, for Intervenors/Appellees.


EDMONDSON, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The issues in this appeal are (1) whether a UM insurer may, without either denying or granting a UM claim, seek intervention in the action brought by its insured against the alleged tortfeasor and assert both potential subrogation rights and the defenses raised by of the tortfeasor; and (2) whether a subsequent judgment for the tortfeasor necessarily relieves the UM carrier of any bad-faith liability arising from its handling of the UM claim...

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