Federal Judge Says Insurer Did Not Act With Malice In Handling Fire Loss Claim

(September 27, 2017, 8:30 AM EDT) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Sept. 22 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim alleged by insureds whose home was destroyed by a fire after determining that there is no evidence that the insurer acted with malice or reckless disregard when it failed to pay the full amount of damages demanded by the insureds (Rama Arla, et al. v. Peerless Insurance Co., No. 15-596, W.D. Ky., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155174)....

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