Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Bad Faith Claim Against Auto Insurer

Mealey's (July 10, 2022, 11:30 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A bad faith claim alleged against an auto insurer by an assignee of the insured cannot proceed because no reasonable jury could find that the insurer acted in bad faith as the insurer made numerous attempts over three years to settle the assignee’s claim, a Florida federal magistrate judge said June 29 in recommending that the insurer’s motion for summary judgment be granted....