Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith In Denying Water Damage Claim

Mealey's (June 26, 2019, 1:38 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A commercial property insurer did not act in bad faith in handling an insured’s water damage claim because it had a reasonable basis to deny coverage for the claim, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said June 24 in affirming a summary judgment ruling in favor of the insurer (NAZ LLC v United National Insurance Company, No. 18-31008, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18879)....