Fraud, Negligence Claims Dismissed In Water Damages Suit; Bad Faith Claim Remains

(March 19, 2018, 6:29 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 9 dismissed a number of claims in an insured’s bad faith suit arising out of the insured’s claim for water damages after determining that the insured failed to provide sufficient facts in support of the claims for fraud, negligence and punitive damages (Stephen G. Opperwall v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al., No. 17-7083, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39328)....