Illinois Federal Judge Decides Admissible Evidence In Bad Faith Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (October 3, 2017, 1:43 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Sept. 27 determined that an insured’s claims for punitive damages and attorney fees should be withheld from a jury but that evidence related to how long the insurer took to process the insured’s claim is relevant for the jury to hear as it pertains to the insured’s claim for bad faith arising out of a dispute for lost business property and income caused by the contamination of  the insured’s property and business with lead dust (Jordan Mozer & Associates Ltd. v . General Casualty Company of Wisconsin, No. 14-10264, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159518)....