Insurer’s Summary Judgment Motion Denied In Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (March 14, 2018, 8:48 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — An insurer and its claims adjuster have failed to show that no material issue of fact exists on insureds’ assertions that the insurer breached its contract and acted in bad faith in failing to properly investigate and pay on a homeowners insurance claim, a federal judge in Texas ruled March 9 in denying the defendants’ motion for summary judgment (Neptalia Padilla, et al. v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-2941, N.D. Texas; 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39406)....