Judge Rejects Insureds' Breach Of Contract Arguments In Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (December 8, 2016, 11:59 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — Summary judgment is warranted against insureds in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because the insureds have failed to show that their insurer breached its contract in failing to pay their claims for benefits or denied their requests for a defense or indemnification, a federal judge in California ruled Dec. 6 (Julie Sohn, et al. v. Allstate Indemnity Co., et al., No. 15-8841, C.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168555)....