Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Suits Consolidated For Discovery Purposes

Mealey's (January 25, 2017, 2:12 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California on Jan. 13 granted an insured’s motion to consolidate its insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit with a related action for discovery purposes, ruling that consolidation was appropriate because no parties opposed (Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. v. Riddell Inc., et al, No. 15-6324; and Bell Sports Inc. v. Aspen Specialty Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-8409, C.D. Calif.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7655)....