Judge Curtails Opinion Testimony In Insurance Row Over Fatal Crash Settlement

Mealey's (October 4, 2017, 12:08 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Claims-handling experts for two insurers alleging bad faith against each other over settlement of a wrongful death action had their proposed testimony limited Sept. 30 by a New Mexico federal judge, who said the experts cannot offer opinions about whether either party acted in bad faith or unreasonably because such determinations are the province of the trier of fact (American Automobile Insurance Company v. First Mercury Insurance Company, et al., No. 13-cv-439, D. N.M., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163346)....