Adjuster’s Conduct Found Not To Support Aiding And Abetting Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (November 14, 2019, 8:49 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — A federal magistrate judge in Arizona on Oct. 30 ruled that a claimant’s aiding and abetting bad faith claim against an insurance adjuster fails as a matter of law because the claimant failed to sufficiently show that the adjuster engaged in separate conduct that substantially assisted or encouraged an insurer’s bad faith (Matthew Kubli v. AmTrust Insurance Company of Kansas, et al., No. 18-2053, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. 189149)....