Question Of Fact Exists On Whether Insurer Properly Handled Insured’s Claim

(March 1, 2018, 1:28 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on Feb. 26 denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on an insured’s bad faith and punitive damages allegations after determining that a question of fact exists as to whether the insurer’s handling of the insured’s coverage claim was reasonable (Virginia Colwell v. State Farm General Insurance Co., No. 16-5485, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30690)....