Contractual, Tortious Bad Faith Claims Survive Dismissal Attempt

Mealey's (April 5, 2019, 1:57 PM EDT) -- PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge in Rhode Island on April 2 rejected an automobile insurance provider’s argument that its insured’s contractual bad faith claim should be dismissed because no such claim exists when a party has also brought a breach of contract claim, ruling that even if the insurer’s argument were true, such argument is not “a valid basis for dismissal” under state law (Jeffrey Petrarca v. Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Co., No. 18-454, D. R.I., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56272)....