Panel Affirms Discovery, Summary Judgment Rulings In Insurance Bad Faith Appeal

Mealey's (May 5, 2021, 9:07 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on May 3 ruled that a federal district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding portions of three declarations submitted by a beneficiary in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit stemming from insurers’ denial of life insurance benefits and rescission of policies because the declarants lacked the required knowledge of the statements asserted as required....