Extracontractual and Bad Faith Claims Litigation Committee

Mission Statement
The mission of the Extracontractual and Bad Faith Claims Litigation Committee is to provide the highest level of continuing education specific to the practice area, and promote professionalism and fellowship among both policyholder and insurer attorneys. 

2024-2025 Co-Chairs

Mark Boyle
Mark Boyle

Shareholder
Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A.

Clay Crawford
Clay Crawford
Principal
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC

Contact:extracontandbadfaith @ americancollegecoverage.org


Selected Presentations & Papers:

Posted 3/17/2025
5th Circuit Shuts Down Insurers Attempt to Obtain a No-Stowers Declaratory Judgment
After an excess judgment was entered against an insured, the insurer filed a federal court declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that it did not violate the Texas Stowers doctrine. On appeal from such a declaratory judgment, the Fifth Circuit held that the lawsuit was a “misuse of the Declaratory Judgment Act” and that the insurer “cannot invoke the Act to retroactively argue that it never had a duty to begin with.”

Posted 2/11/2025
Fifth Circuit Affirms No Bad Faith Ruling Based on the Lack of an Independent Injury other than the Paid Policy Benefits

For previous articles, please visit the Extracontractual and Bad Faith Committee Article Archive page.


Past Co-Chairs

2023-2024
Bob Allen 


2022-2023
Rick Hammond

Amy Johnson

2021-2022
Robert Allen

Kathy Maus

2020-2021
Robert Allen

Heather Sanderson

2019-2020
David Anderson
Robert Allen


2018-2019
David Anderson

Joyce Wang

2017-2018
Jason Mazer
Joyce Wang

2016-2017
Jason Mazer

Joyce Wang

2015-2016
Jason Mazer
Diane Polscer

2014-2015
Jason Mazer
Diane Polscer