California Appellate Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Bad Faith Suit As Time-Barred

(May 16, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A state trial court’s dismissal of an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith claims in a homeowners insurance dispute was proper because the insured’s claims were filed after the claims’ one-year statute of limitations had run, a California appellate panel ruled in affirming on May 12 (Heather A. Smillie v. State Farm General Insurance Co., No. B268353, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 8, 2017 Calif. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3252)....