Trial Court Erred In Ruling On Bad Faith Claim, California Panel Says

(November 22, 2021, 9:41 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A trial court properly found that an insurer owes coverage for an underlying judgment entered against an insured in a personal injury suit stemming from an auto accident because the insurance policy at issue provided coverage for all of the insured’s businesses and did not limit coverage to one of the insured’s businesses; however, the trial court erred in prematurely finding that the insurer did not act in bad faith in denying coverage, the Second District California Court of Appeal said Nov. 15....