United States Eighth Circuit

Evidence that an insurer tried to condition settlement of breach of contract claim on release of bad faith claims is admissible under South Dakota law as evidence of bad faith.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2000
• Published 12/06/2000

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Ellis Moore, argued, Sioux Falls, SD (Melanie L. Carpenter, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kenneth R. Friedman, argued, Port Hadlock, WA, for appellee.