Judge: Insured Cannot Recover Attorney Fees In Insurance Bad Faith Dispute

Mealey's (July 5, 2018, 7:56 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York state court judge on June 18 ruled that it is too early to determine whether an insured is entitled to an award of attorney fees in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because the trial court has yet to decide whether an insurer’s actions rose to the level of bad faith (Eric Schneck v. First Unum Life Insurance Co., No. 155800/2012, N.Y. Sup., New York Co., 2018 N.T. Misc. LEXIS 2456)....