South Dakota Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit
The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a circuit court's dismissal of a worker's lawsuit that claims the termination of his workers' compensation benefits by Dakota Truck Underwriters and Risk Administration Services was bad faith insurance conduct. The opinion, filed on September 28, 2016, concluded that an insurer cannot assume the truthfulness of a consulting medical expert's report when deciding whether to deny coverage.
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