Magistrate Bifurcates Bad Faith Claim In Dispute Over Alleged Concert Injuries

Mealey's (January 17, 2018, 11:36 AM EST) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Refusing to go down the rabbit hole of “what ifs” in a coverage dispute arising from underlying injuries sustained at a concert, a Kentucky federal magistrate judge on Jan. 3 granted an insurer’s motion to bifurcate a bad faith from the other claims for discovery and trial purposes (Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. v. Secura Insurance, et al., No. 17-216, W.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 872)....