Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith In Storm Damage Dispute, 10th Circuit Affirms

(April 20, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 19 rejected insureds’ argument that an insurer acted in bad faith by unreasonably delaying an appraisal and by failing to conduct an adequate claim investigation, affirming a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of the insurer (Hayes Family Trust, et al. v. State Farm Fire and Casualty, No. 15-6231, 10th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 6713)....