Counterclaims In Bad Faith Suit Dismissed For Failure To Create Tort Liability

Mealey's (September 24, 2018, 1:08 PM EDT) -- ABINGDON, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia on Sept. 14 ruled that an insured’s counterclaims for conversion, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud and intentional misrepresentation failed to create any tort liability on the part of an insurer that denied the insured’s request for coverage under the terms of a commercial insurance policy (American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Raleigh Mine & Industrial Supply Inc., et al., No. 18-0008, W.D. Va., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156792)....