Bifurcation Of Claims In Auto Coverage Dispute Is Not Warranted, Judge Says

(February 7, 2019, 9:33 AM EST) -- BOISE, Idaho — Bifurcation of a breach of contract claim from extracontractual claims in an auto coverage dispute is not warranted because the insurer will not be prejudiced if the claims are tried together, an Idaho federal judge said Jan. 30 in denying the insurer’s motion to bifurcate (Michele Keck, et al. v. Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Co., No. 18-472, D. Idaho, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16757)....