Appeal Of Bad Faith Ruling Dismissed For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (March 14, 2019, 2:26 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 12 ruled that it lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because although a federal district court’s stipulated dismissal of the suit was with prejudice, dismissed claims could be reinstated on remand if the panel were to reverse the lower court’s ruling (Richard Kile v. USAA Casualty Insurance Co., No. 15-0380, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 7244)....