Bad Faith Claim Cannot Proceed; Insurers’ Actions Were Reasonably Justified

(January 20, 2021, 12:52 PM EST) -- AKRON, Ohio — A bad faith claim alleged against homeowners insurers cannot proceed because the insurers’ actions in handling the insureds’ claim for damages in their home were reasonably justified and the insurers presented evidence that they attempted to thoroughly investigate the insureds’ claim, an Ohio federal judge said Jan. 5 in partially granting the insurers’ motion for summary judgment....