9th Circuit Panel Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling In Bad Faith Lawsuit

Mealey's (November 17, 2017, 7:27 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal district court did not err in granting an insurer’s motion for summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because the repair cost estimate decided by a neutral umpire “was determinative of whether” an insured would receive a total loss payment under the terms of its aviation insurance policy for a loss sustained after an aircraft accident, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 3 in affirming the lower court’s ruling (Minden Air Corp. v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., No. 16-15712, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 22091)....