Breach Of Contract, Not Bad Faith Claim, To Proceed In Water Damage Dispute

(June 20, 2021, 11:22 PM EDT) -- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A breach of contract claim, but not a bad faith claim, can proceed against a homeowners insurer that denied coverage for a water damage claim based on the policy’s construction defects exclusion because the insureds sufficiently stated facts in support of the breach of contract claim only, an Arkansas federal judge said June 14 in partially granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....