Bad Faith Claim Survives, But Oklahoma Insurance Law Can’t Gird Negligence Claim

Mealey's (January 25, 2023, 1:29 PM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Allegations that an insurer provided shifting explanations for denying coverage for proton beam therapy (PBT) keep a bad faith claim alive, but an Oklahoma law precluding insurers from heightening the standard for such treatment cannot form the basis for a negligence per se claim, a federal judge in Oklahoma said in partly granting a motion to dismiss....