Insurer Had Reasonable Basis To Deny Damages Claim; Bad Faith Claim Cannot Survive

Mealey's (April 30, 2020, 12:05 PM EDT) -- BEAUMONT, Texas — A Texas federal judge on April 27 granted a commercial property insurer’s motion for summary judgment on an insured’s bad faith claims, agreeing with a magistrate judge’s determination that the insurer carried its burden of proving that it had a reasonable basis to deny the insured’s claim for damages (Mt. Javed Adventures Ltd. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., No. 18-519, E.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74051)....