What is the test for good faith and objective reasonableness in refusing to settle a claim for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident?
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The following excerpt is from Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am., Corp. v. Mountain Movers Eng'g Co., Case No.: 3:16-cv-02127-H-WVG (S.D. Cal. 2017):
suffered by the insured"). Whether a decision to refuse to settle was reasonable is necessarily a question of fact. See Peak-Las Positas Partners v. Bollag, 172 Cal.App.4th 101, 106 (2009) ("Good faith and objective reasonableness are questions of fact, based on all the circumstances.").
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