Cairn Curran, LLC v. Axis Surplus Insurance Company, et al.
(February 2008)
Michael R. Sistrunk and McCranie Sistrunk won a victory in favor of Axis Surplus Insurance Company in the case entitled Cairn Curran, LLC v. Axis Surplus Insurance Company, Docket No. 07-8826 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana where plaintiff attempted to assert a bad faith claim against Axis after settling their property damage claim which was the result of Hurricane Katrina. Judge Porteous dismissed plaintiff’s claims finding that the settlement agreement barred plaintiff’s bad faith claims.