Insured’s Bad Faith Claim Proceeds; Expectation Of Release Was Reasonable

Mealey's (February 5, 2019, 12:21 PM EST) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — An insured’s expectation that its commercial auto insurer would negotiate a release on its behalf prior to paying the full policy limits to claimants injured in an auto accident was reasonable, a Montana federal judge said Feb. 4 in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss  the insured’s bad faith claim (High Country Paving Inc. v. United Fire & Casualty Co., No. 18-163, D. Mont., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17610)....