Bad Faith Claim Against Auto Insurer Is Subject To 10-Year Prescription Period

(October 25, 2019, 9:49 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court on Oct. 22 affirmed a trial court’s ruling that an insured’s bad faith claim alleged against an auto insurer was timely filed because under Louisiana law, bad faith claims are subject to a 10-year prescriptive period (Beverly Smith v. Citadel Insurance Co., No. 2019-CC-00052, La. Sup., 2019 La. LEXIS 2674)....

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