Auto Insurer Did Not Breach Contract, Act In Bad Faith, Judge Says

Mealey's (March 17, 2020, 2:45 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington on March 13 granted an auto insurer’s motion for summary judgment on breach of contract and bad faith claims after determining that the insurer did not breach its contract in denying the insured’s claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits because the insured recovered all the damages to which he was entitled from the tortfeasor (C. Dewayne Luckett v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 19-170, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44181)....