Insured Pleaded Conclusory Allegations In Making Bad Faith Claim, Judge Rules

Mealey's (February 8, 2017, 1:51 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — An insured has only pleaded conclusory allegations in making claims that his insurer acted in bad faith in failing to pay completely for damages under a homeowners insurance policy, a federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Feb. 6 in granting in part and denying in part the insurer’s motion to dismiss and granting the insured leave to amend his bad faith claim (Neil Erbe v. AAA Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., et al., No. 16-596, N.D. Okla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16184)....