Bad Faith Claim Is Duplicative Of Breach Of Contract Claim, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 15, 2019, 2:18 PM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A bad faith claim alleged against an auto insurer accused of improperly adjusting the total loss value of insured vehicles cannot stand because the claim is duplicative of the insureds’ breach of contract claim against the insurer, a New Jersey federal judge said March 14 (Sherry Lewis, et al. v. Government Employees Insurance Co., No. 18-5111, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41403)....