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GHAZARIAN v. MAGELLAN HEALTH, INC.

No. G057113.

53 Cal.App.5th 171 (2020)

RAFI GHAZARIAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. MAGELLAN HEALTH, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

August 7, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Arkin Law Firm, Sharon J. Arkin ; Law Office of Randy D. Curry and Randy David Curry for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Cole Pedroza, Kenneth R. Pedroza and Cassidy C. Davenport for Defendants and Respondents Magellan Health, Inc., and Human Affairs International of California.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone , Joanna S. McCallum , Justin Jones Rodriguez and Joseph E. Laska for Defendant and Respondent California Physicians' Service.

OPINION

Generally, an insurer is not liable for bad faith if its denial of a claim was reasonable. In this appeal, we clarify that to avoid bad faith liability, it is not enough that an insurer's ultimate decision might be considered reasonable at first glance. Here, the trial court erred by failing to look past an arguably...

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