Breach Of Contract Claim Can Proceed, Bad Faith Claim Fails In Disability Suit

Mealey's (August 22, 2022, 12:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A disability claimant’s breach of contract claim can proceed because a question of fact exists as to whether the claimant can perform the material duties of a general and pediatric anesthesiologist; however, the claimant’s bad faith claim cannot proceed because the claimant failed to show that the disability insurer’s investigation was unreasonable, a California federal judge said Aug. 19....