Judge Denies Insured’s Summary Judgment Motion In Insurance Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (October 6, 2016, 3:28 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Ruling that certain declarations sought in an insured’s motion for partial summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract bad faith lawsuit “seemingly rest upon disputed factual determinations and assessments of witness credibility that remain reserved to the trier of fact — a jury,” a federal judge in Louisiana on Oct. 4 denied the insured’s motion (AMA Discount Inc., et al. v. Seneca Specialty Insurance Co., No. 15-2845, E.D. La.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137349)....