Judge Issues Amended Opinion Denying Insurer’s Motion In Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (October 28, 2019, 10:09 AM EDT) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After granting a workers’ compensation insurer’s motion for reconsideration to clarify the issues raised in the insurer’s motion for summary judgment, a South Dakota federal judge on Oct. 15 issued an amended opinion, reiterating the court’s previous  finding that the insurer is not entitled to summary judgment on the insured’s bad faith claim because the insured sufficiently showed that the insurer did not have a reasonable basis for denying a workers’ compensation claim (Randy Ball v. Federal Insurance Co., No. 18-4008, D. S.D.)....