Federal Judge Affirms Finding That Amendment In Bad Faith Suit Is Not Warranted

Mealey's (May 4, 2021, 1:10 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on April 29 determined that a magistrate judge properly denied a motion to amend a complaint filed by insureds in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against a professional liability insurer and agreed with the magistrate judge that the insureds failed to show that there was good cause for failing to amend the complaint before the court-imposed scheduling deadline for amended pleadings....