Judge: Fact Issue Precludes Summary Judgment Ruling On Insured’s Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (January 26, 2016, 12:19 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge held Jan. 22 that a genuine dispute of a material fact precludes granting a business and management indemnity insurer’s motion for summary judgment on its insured’s bad faith claim, denying in part and granting in part the insurer’s motion in a coverage dispute over underlying attorney fees (Corthera Inc., et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 14-05014, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8388)....