Summary Judgment Motions Denied In Bad Faith Suit Against Auto Insurer

Mealey's (April 8, 2019, 11:25 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A federal judge in Arizona on March 21 denied motions for summary judgment filed by both insureds and an insurer in a breach of contract and insurance bad faith lawsuit stemming from an automobile accident, ruling that genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the insurer acted in bad faith in failing to properly handle the insureds’ underinsured motorist claims (Louis Wikler, et al. v. Privilege Underwriters Inc., et al., No. 17-2664, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47016)....