Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Fail; Injured Woman Was Not An Insured

Mealey's (January 21, 2020, 6:18 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — A business auto insurer owes no coverage under its policy for an accident that injured a woman who was part of a tour group visiting the western United States because the woman was not occupying the tour bus at the time of the accident as required by the policy, an Arizona federal judge said Jan. 17 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on breach of contract and bad faith claims (Sandrine Mounier, et al. v. RLI  Corp., et al., No. 19-1778, D. Ariz., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8288)....