Insurer’s Attempt To Avoid Liability For Fatal Accident Is Evidence Of Bad Faith

Mealey's (May 3, 2019, 1:18 PM EDT) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — An auto insurer’s attempt to avoid liability for a fatal accident caused by an individual who had permission to drive an insured’s vehicle at the time of the accident is evidence of bad faith, an Ohio federal judge said May 2 in denying the insurer’s motion to dismiss the insured’s bad faith claim (Charles F. Harsh v. GEICO General Insurance Co., No. 17-814, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74464)....