Insureds Failed To Prove Insurer’s Investigation Was Unreasonable, Judge Says

(August 27, 2018, 12:48 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — Insureds cannot maintain a bad faith claim against their insurer arising out of the adjustment of a property damage claim because the insureds failed to prove that the insurer’s investigation was unreasonable or that the insurer had no reasonable basis for denying coverage, a Texas federal judge said Aug. 23 (Commercial Properties Enterprises Inc., et al. v. Great Lakes Insurance Co., No. 17-861, N.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143349)....