Magistrate Judge: No Bad Faith Claim Without Showing Of Breach Of Contract

(December 22, 2016, 11:04 AM EST) -- MIAMI — An insured cannot bring claims against its insurer for bad faith until it has first shown that the insurer breached the terms of its insurance policy with the insured, a federal magistrate judge in Florida ruled Dec. 19 in granting the insurer’s motion to abate the insurer’s bad faith claims (Katchmore Luhrs LLC v. Allianz Global & Corporate Specialty, No. 15-23420, S.D. Fla.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175004)....

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