Bad Faith Claim Could Proceed Even If Auto Insurer Had No Contractual Duty

(November 19, 2020, 1:55 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals on Nov. 16 reversed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an auto insurer after determining that the mother of a son killed in a car accident could have maintained her bad faith claim even if the insurer had no contractual duty to pay her any benefits (Bernet Carvalho, et al. v. AIG Hawaii Insurance Co. Inc., et al., No. CAAP-16-0000167, Hawaii App., 2020 Haw. App. LEXIS 382)....

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