Judge Dismisses Bad Faith Claim In Homeowners Insurance Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (September 7, 2017, 2:51 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An insurer acted “reasonably” in its handling of an investigation of a homeowners insurance claim, and insureds have failed to show that the insurer acted in bad faith in any way, a federal judge in Arizona ruled Aug. 25 in granting in part and denying in part the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit (Charles Mastowski, et al. v. American National Property and Casualty Co., No. 15-1893, D. Ariz., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136862)....