Bad Faith Counterclaim Severed From Contract Claim In Environmental Dispute

(July 13, 2021, 9:34 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on June 29 severed a bad faith counterclaim alleged against an insurer in an environmental contamination coverage dispute after determining that severance is warranted because the allegations supporting the bad faith claim differ from the allegations supporting the coverage claims....