High Court Asked To Decide Whether Amendment Of Bad Faith Suit Was Required

(January 25, 2021, 10:22 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Parties in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit stemming from an automobile accident recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel erred in remanding the action to a federal district court pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, affirming the court’s dismissal of the lawsuit to allow insureds and their assignee to amend their complaint....