SCOTT FETZER CO. v. AMERICAN HOME

No. 2022-0595.

229 N.E.3d 70 (2023)

173 Ohio St.3d 256

2023-Ohio-3921

The SCOTT FETZER COMPANY, Appellee, v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al.; Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 1, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, Amanda M. Leffler , Lucas M. Blower , Akron, Phillip W. Lambert , and Sarah M. Sears , Akron, for appellee.

Plunkett Cooney, Christina L. Corl , Columbus, Patrick E. Winters , and Jeffrey C. Gerish , for appellant.


{¶ 1} In this case, we consider which choice-of-law rule applies to resolve a claim that an insurance company acted in bad faith with respect to an insured's claim for coverage. We hold that 1 Restatement of the Law 2d, Conflict of Laws, Section 145 (1971) governs this dispute. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of...

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