Insured’s Bad Faith Suit Cannot Proceed, Panel Determines

(October 30, 2018, 11:53 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — The Second District California Court of Appeal on Oct. 26 affirmed a trial court’s demurrer to an insured’s bad faith suit after determining that the finality of judgments doctrine precludes the insured from challenging the insurer’s behavior before and during an arbitration proceeding because the arbitration award was a final judgment (Haik Kivorkian v. Star Insurance Co., No. B272162, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 3, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7300)....