9th Circuit Set To Decide Whether Court Erred In Dismissing Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (February 17, 2017, 1:52 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel will hear oral arguments on March 7 in an appeal of a federal district court ruling granting an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on its insured’s insurance bad faith claim in which the lower court held that no genuine issue of material fact existed showing that the insurer acted in bad faith in its investigation and handling of the insured’s underinsured motorist claim (Chris “Wyatt” Hicks v. Progressive Casualty Insurance, No. 15-55953, 9th Cir.)....