Disability Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith In Failing To Pay Disability Claim

Mealey's (October 26, 2017, 1:05 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — A disability insurer did not act in bad faith in investigating and in failing to pay a disability claim because the insurer conducted an extensive investigation into the claim and had an arguable and debatable reason for denying the claim, an Alabama federal judge said Oct. 24 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Scott R. Weisberg, M.D., v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America et al., No. 16-568, N.D. Ala., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176021)....