Good Faith Investigation Is Not A Condition Precedent To Invoking Appraisal Clause

Mealey's (January 24, 2018, 11:22 AM EST) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A Texas federal judge on Jan. 22 granted an insurer’s motion to compel appraisal after rejecting the insured’s argument that the insurer’s failure to complete a good faith investigation of the insured’s property damage claim precludes the insurer from invoking appraisal (Darold Adami v. Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana, No. 17-574, E.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9486)....