Subrogation Of Claims Violated State Law, Judge In Bad Faith Suit Rules

(January 12, 2018, 1:24 PM EST) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — An insurer violated provisions of Montana state law by subrogating its insureds’ property damages claims without properly investigating whether the insureds had unrecovered losses, a federal judge in Montana ruled Dec. 28 in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Seth Konecky, et al. v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-10, D. Mont., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212636)....