9th Circuit Asked To Decide Whether Summary Judgment Was Proper In Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (May 5, 2017, 10:36 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Parties in an insurance dispute asked the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently to determine whether a federal district court erred in granting an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on claims that it breached its duty to defend and acted in bad faith in denying coverage under an indemnity insurance policy (Sunrise Specialty Co. Inc., et al. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 16-16856, 9th Cir.)....