Judge: Insured Pleaded More Than ‘Mere Conclusions’ In Pleading Bad Faith

Mealey's (February 6, 2017, 12:33 PM EST) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An insured has sufficiently pleaded more than just “mere conclusions” in making his insurance bad faith claim against his homeowners insurance carrier and, thus, his claim is sufficient pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), a federal judge in South Dakota ruled Feb. 3 in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Steven Haney v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co., No. 16-4113, D. S.D., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15154)....