Ascension Parish Government and Kenneth Matassa VS Berkley Insurance Company and Harry Robert Insurance Agency, Inc.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT ASCENSION AND PARISH KENNETH GOVERNMENT 2020 CW 0836 CONSOLIDATED WITH NO. MATASSA VERSUS BERKLEY AND INSURANCE HARRY AGENCY, In DECEMBER Insurance Berkley BEFORE: Government and supervisory writs, WRIT GRANTED court' for Motion of part s IN and Plaintiffs, 15, Ascension IN filed or capricious, arbitrary, issue. See Louisiana Bag 2008- 453 ( La. Plaintiffs demonstrated 12/ 2/ 08), a an So. 2d 1104, issue of Company by Matassa insurer' s cause Audubon v. Cross - asserted Kenneth probable Inc. genuine claims the of the Insurance and Whether without 999 Court, portion granted Berkley Government Co., The that insurer faith Parish for District JJ. PART. by is hereby reversed. was WOLFE, judgment bad the Parish applying Judicial AND DENIED Judgment 2020 125859. No. 2020 14, Ascension and Matassa, 23rd THERIOT, dismissed Plaintiffs"), Kenneth PART; July Summary Company Ascension, HIGGINBOTHAM, district 0843 INSURANCE INC. Parish CW COMPANY ROBERT Re: in 2020 NO. is action fact a Co., Indemn. 1120. find We material fact as to whether Berkley Insurance Company was arbitrary or capricious in Accordingly, the Cross - Motion for Summary denying their claim. Judgment filed by Berkley Insurance Company is denied as to the bad faith insurer claims asserted R. S. by Plaintiffs under La. 22: 1973. issue The of Practices & writ is application coverage under Employee the Benefits denied Public Liability as it relates Official, insurance to policy issued to Ascension Parish Government by Berkley Insurance Company. TMH MRT EW COURT OF APPEAL, CLERK FOR THE FIRST OF CIRCUIT COURT COURT F the Employment

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