Insurer Denied Summary Judgment On Issue Of Liability In Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (March 12, 2020, 12:16 PM EDT) -- CONCORD, N.H. — An insurer is not entitled to summary judgment as to liability on claims that it acted in bad faith in denying coverage under a homeowners insurance policy after an insured’s condominium sustained fire damage because a rational fact finder could determine that the insurer’s failure to reschedule an examination under oath was unreasonable, a federal judge in New Hampshire ruled March 9 (Sanjeev Lath v. Amica Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-534, D. N.H., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39790)....