A Well-Established Bad Faith Insurance Attorney

When an insurance company has taken advantage of you instead of protecting you, rely on the expertise of Elliott T. Dennis, a bad faith insurance attorney. With over 30 years of experience, our lawyer in Anchorage, Alaska is committed to protecting the rights of Alaskans. Additionally, Attorney Dennis can help individuals with Federal Tort Claims. With a proven track record and a passion for civil litigation, the Law Offices of Elliott T. Dennis can help you obtain the compensation you deserve.

Bad Faith Insurance

When individuals buy insurance to protect themselves against damages, they have the right to expect that their insurance company provide compensation for any damages they incur. When an insurance company fails to fulfill its contractual obligations to a policy holder, the insurance company has acted in bad faith. As a skilled bad faith insurance attorney, Elliott T. Dennis, lawyer in Anchorage, Alaska, can help you obtain compensation for damages. He has experience in deciphering insurance contracts, as the written language in any given insurance policy seldom spells out all of the company’s duties.

Some examples of bad faith insurance practices include:

• Underpaying a claim
• Refusing to pay a legitimate covered claim
• Failing to provide independent defense counsel
• Refusing to offer policy limits to settle a claim
• Holding the insured personally liable when the claim value exceeds policy limits
• Denying a valid claim
• Needlessly delaying the investigation or payout of a claim

When an insurance company acts in bad faith, the insured has a legal right to pursue civil litigation. Bad faith insurance lawyer Elliott T. Dennis can help victims in Anchorage and throughout Alaska recover compensation equal to the full value of their claim. If the insurance company acts in flagrant disregard of the law or the insured’s interests, the insured may also be able to recover punitive damages, which are designed to deter similar behavior on the part of the insurance company in the future.

As a bad faith insurance attorney, Elliott T. Dennis has experience dealing with various insurance matters, including interpreting insurance policies and pursuing bad faith claims against insurance companies. If you have been treated unfairly by your insurance company and think you may need the service of a bad faith insurance lawyer, contact Elliott T. Dennis in Anchorage, Alaska. He will provide an initial evaluation of your case at no charge and if he takes your case, he will do what is necessary to help you recover the maximum compensation justified by the facts and law related to your case.

Federal Tort Claims Act

When an employee of the federal government negligently commits a tort (a violation of duty that results in an injury or death) while acting within the scope of his or her employment, the federal government is liable for the damages caused. These types of personal injury and wrongful death claims are authorized by The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). This law provides a limited waiver of the federal government’s immunity from civil litigation for certain types of torts, essentially treating the federal government like a private citizen. The FTCA imposes specific rules that must be followed – including filing certain paperwork within a given time period – before a lawsuit can be filed against the United States. For example, only after the government’s claim form 95 (the form used to make a claim for damage, injury, or death) has been submitted to the federal agency involved and more than six months passes, can a lawsuit be filed against the United States.

In general, legal action may be brought against the United States government for torts committed by federal employees if a private citizen would be held liable under similar circumstances. Federal tort claims may arise from a wide range of personal injury or wrongful death claims – including medical malpractice claims resulting from the negligence of a military doctor or nurse, aviation accident claims involving military aircraft, motor vehicle collisions, and premises liability accidents.

Contact Our Firm

For further information, or to schedule a free evaluation of your possible FTCA lawsuit or bad faith insurance lawsuit, contact Attorney Elliott T. Dennis in Anchorage, Alaska today.