Insurer May Order IME In Bad Faith Suit Over Income Loss Benefits, Judge Rules

(January 7, 2020, 9:10 AM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — An insurer in a breach of contract and insurance bad faith lawsuit has established good cause to order an independent medical examination (IME) before determining whether to continue to provide income loss benefits to its insured, a federal magistrate judge in Pennsylvania ruled Dec. 23 (Kirsti Loughery v. Mid-Century Insurance Co., No. 19-383, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 219725)....