Trial Court Did Not Err In Finding Questions Of Fact Exist On Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (February 18, 2021, 10:34 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — The Fourth District California Court of Appeal on Feb. 8 affirmed a trial court’s ruling on an auto insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim because questions of fact existed as to whether the insurer’s delay in the handling of the insured’s claim was reasonable and further affirmed a jury’s award of economic damages entered in favor of the insured after determining that the insured sustained economic damages in the form of attorney fees and arbitration costs....