United States Fourth Circuit
HARTZ v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO., 00-2495
Maryland law does not allow for a first-party action in tort against an insurer for bad faith failure to settle a claim.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/29/2001
- Published 10/29/2001
Judges
- Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and WILKINS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: C. William Michaels, Baltimore, MD, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Michael McGowan, McGowan & Smathers, L.L.P., Laurel, MD, for Defendants-Appellees.