Bad Faith Claim To Proceed Against Auto Insurer, Washington Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (December 20, 2019, 12:32 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge on Dec. 18 allowed a bad faith claim to proceed against an auto insurer after determining that issues of fact exist as to whether the insurer’s delay in handling the insureds’ claim was reasonable (Kristen and Bryan Kramer v, Safeco Insurance Company of Oregon, No. 19-5365, W.D. Wash., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217153)....