6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 21 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Charleston Dry Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Dry Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Anchor | green | “no bad faith claim can be brought against an independent adjuster or independent adjusting company” | 5 |
| 2 | William Powell Co. v. National Indemnity Co. | green | “ohio law most strongly points to the conclusion that, absent privity, an insured may not sue a third-party claims administrator for adjusting its claim in bad faith.” | 4 |
| 3 | Ex Parte Simmons | green | “our decision is consistent with the majority of cases in other states, which hold that an independent adjuster hired by the insurer owes no duty of care to the insured.” | 3 |
| 4 | Hamill v. Pawtucket Mutual Insurance | green | “we concur with the majority view that public policy considerations do not favor creating a separate duty on the part of independent adjusters that would subject them to common-law tort actions by insureds who have suffered economic loss as the result of allegedly mishandled clai…” | 3 |
| 5 | Sanchez v. Lindsey Morden Claims Services, Inc. | green | “our decision is consistent with the majority of cases in other states, which hold that an independent adjuster hired by the insurer owes no duty of care to the insured.” | 3 |
| 6 | McLaren v. AIG Domestic Claims, Inc. | green | “ohio law most strongly points to the conclusion that, absent privity, an insured may not sue a third-party claims administrator for adjusting its claim in bad faith.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.