Insured’s Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claim Untimely, California Panel Rules

(August 30, 2018, 1:58 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — An insured’s insurance breach of contract and bad faith claims against his homeowners insurance provider were barred by the policy’s one-year limitations period to bring any action after a loss, a California appellate panel ruled Aug. 27 in affirming a state trial court’s grant of the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (David Watts v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, No. B276123, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5798)....