Florida Federal Magistrate Judge Abates Bad Faith Claim, Says Claim Is Premature

(March 16, 2017, 2:26 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal magistrate judge on March 13 abated a plaintiff’s bad faith claim on the basis that the bad faith claim is premature and cannot be adjudicated until after there has been a determination that the insurer breached its contract of insurance (Southeast Distributors Inc. v. United Specialty Insurance Co., No. 16-24549, S.D. Fla., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35453)....

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