Bifurcation Of Bad Faith Claim Would Not Promote Judicial Efficiency, Judge Says

(July 9, 2021, 12:22 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on June 30 denied a stipulation to dismiss a breach of fiduciary claim against an auto insurer after determining that the insured must file an amended complaint to remove the claim and denied a stipulation to bifurcate the bad faith claim from the breach of contract claim because bifurcation would not serve the interests of judicial efficiency....