Other Insurance Policy Provision Deemed Valid In Bad Faith Coverage Denial Suit

(December 21, 2020, 9:08 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 9 ruled that a federal district court did not err in dismissing claims in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit stemming from an insurer’s denial of underinsured motorist benefits to its insured for injuries sustained in an automobile accident because the insurer provided sufficient evidence showing that an “other insurance” provision contained in the policy was valid (Lori McGrath v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 20-15730, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 38418)....