Opinion ID: 2339227
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Post-litigation

Text: ¶ 8 On October 24, 2008, GEICO filed a declaratory judgment action against defendants Jeffery Quine, Tracie Quine, and Amanda Watkins in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, GEICO v. Quine, et al., Case No. CIV-08-1140-C. GEICO asked the federal court to enter an order determining that neither GEICO's insurance policy nor Oklahoma law require[d] GEICO to pay to its insured what she has referred to as the `undisputed amount.' (Complaint, Doc. 1, Oct. 24, 2008). ¶ 9 Watkins filed an Answer to the Complaint on November 14, 2008. Included in the Answer was a counterclaim, charging GEICO with breach of its duty to act in good faith and deal fairly by intentionally delaying and refusing to pay any UM/UIM benefits to or on behalf of Amanda Watkins ... when Plaintiff knew that there was no legitimate argument as to the underinsured status of the tortfeasor. (Answer, Doc. 10, Nov. 14, 2008) (emphasis omitted).