(November 4, 2019, 11:53 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana federal judge on Oct. 28 dismissed a portion of an insured’s bad faith claim against an auto insurer after determining that the insurer’s decision to make an uninsured motorist (UM) payment to the insured based on its determination that the insured’s injuries sustained in an auto accident were an exacerbation of pre-existing conditions was not made in bad faith or unreasonable (Tyrone Causey v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 18-6467, E.D. La., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186087)....