Judge Awards Summary Judgment To Insurer On Bad Faith Claim

(November 1, 2017, 8:58 AM EDT) -- HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama on Oct. 25 awarded summary judgment to an insurer on a man’s cause of action for bad faith, holding that the company had a legitimate reason for denying his claim for wind and water damage because the leak occurred due to the deterioration of his roof (Roger Walker v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, No. 16-cv-448-CLS, N.D. Ala., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176703)....