Judge Finds No Damages Exist To Support Bad Faith Claim Against Excess Insurer

Mealey's (July 28, 2020, 2:54 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — After previously finding no duty to defend or indemnify a $9 million construction defects settlement, a federal judge in South Carolina on July 27 ruled that an insured and a condominium association failed to show that they suffered consequential damages from an excess insurer's alleged breach of its duties of good faith and fair dealing (ContraVest Inc., et al. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance Company, No. 15-304, D. S.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 132495)....