Insufficiently Pleaded Bad Faith Claims Trimmed From Auto Insurance Dispute

(April 7, 2020, 9:09 AM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — A federal judge in Nevada on March 24 ruled that although an insured may sue her automobile insurance provider for contractual bad faith, dismissal of the claim is necessary because the insured failed to properly allege with specificity how the insurer acted in bad faith in limiting its payment of benefits for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage (Maria Jimenez v. GEICO General Insurance Co., No. 19-984, D. Nev., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53216)....