Insured’s Bad Faith Claim Inadequate In Auto Insurance Dispute, Judge Rules

Mealey's (October 6, 2017, 11:26 AM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — An insured has failed to plead sufficient facts to support his claims in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against his automobile insurance provider who the insured alleged failed to properly compensate him under the terms of the underinsured motorist (UIM) provision in his policy, a federal judge in Nevada ruled Sept. 25 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Wayne Yoshimoto v. Safeco Insurance Co. of Illinois, No. 17-0382, D. Nev., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156232)....