United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a bad faith claim is affirmed where the insurer acted in good faith since conflicting inferences could be drawn from the facts, and jury verdict for defendant on breach-of-contract claim is affirmed where there was no plain error in the exclusion of testimony or the order of jury instructions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2006
• Decided 05/24/2006
• Published 05/24/2006

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy R. Sendak (argued), Gordon A. Etzler (argued), Etzler & Associates, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael E. Brown (argued), Kightlinger & Gray, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.