Judge: Insured Failed To Show Insurer’s Investigation Of Claim Was In Bad Faith

Mealey's (March 7, 2017, 9:44 AM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — An insured has failed to show that his insurer’s offer to settle his homeowners insurance claim “lacked a reasonable basis” or that the settlement offer “was not supported by a thorough and even-handed investigation,” a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled March 2 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss with prejudice (Randy Gowton v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 15-1164, W.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29390)....