Abatement Better Option Than Dismissal In Bad Faith Suit, Judge Rules

(February 19, 2016, 12:35 PM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on Feb. 8 denied an insurer’s motion to dismiss in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, ruling instead that abatement is a better option (Tamara Ley, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 15-2687, M.D. Fla.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15032)....