Magistrate Refuses To Dismiss Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims In Tornado Suit

Mealey's (December 7, 2020, 2:50 PM EST) -- WINCHESTER, Tenn. — A federal magistrate judge in Tennessee on Nov. 30 denied a homeowners insurer’s motion to dismiss insureds’ breach of contract and bad faith claims in a lawsuit arising from their tornado property damage, finding that the insureds have satisfied the pleading requirement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Rodney Hill, et al. v. Auto-Owners [Mutual] Insurance Company, No. 19-78, E.D. Tenn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 223142)....