Federal Judge Says Claims Arising From Conduct Prior To Earlier Lawsuit Are Barred

(March 24, 2017, 11:20 AM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — An insured’s bad faith claims stemming from an insurer’s conduct that occurred prior to the insured’s filing of a previous lawsuit are precluded, but claims arising from the insurer’s conduct that occurred after the first lawsuit was filed are not precluded, a Nevada federal judge said March 17 (Rosalind Searcy v. Esurance Insurance Co., No. 15-47, D. Nev., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38705)....