Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Against Homeowners Insurer Dismissed

Mealey's (March 3, 2020, 11:44 AM EST) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on Feb. 27 granted a motion to dismiss in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit stemming from a homeowners insurance dispute, adopting the unopposed report and recommendation of a federal magistrate judge who deemed an insured’s claims to be barred by the policy’s two-year statute of limitations (Shahzad Nawaz v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 19-1727, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34877)....