Judge: Insured Failed To Show Insurer Improperly Denied Claim In Bad Faith Suit

(December 15, 2017, 8:59 AM EST) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — An insured has failed to show that her insurer failed to conduct a reasonable investigation into her coverage claim or denied her claim in a reasonable period of time, a federal judge in Texas ruled Dec. 6 in substantially granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit (Leona G. Carswell v. State Farm Lloyds, No. 17-149, N.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200535)....