California Appellate Panel Agrees With Summary Judgment Ruling In Bad Faith Suit

(April 14, 2020, 8:57 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A trial court did not err in ruling that no material dispute existed as to whether an insurer acted in good faith in denying a claim for property damage arising from a water main break because an expert report showed that the damage to an apartment building was not caused by water damage but instead by long-term settlement and earth movement, a California appellate panel ruled April 2 (501 E. 51st Street Long-Beach-10 LLC v. Kookmin Best Insurance Co. Ltd., et al., No. B293605, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 2117)....