Extracontractual Claims In Insurance Bad Faith Dispute Dismissed

Mealey's (April 20, 2018, 9:22 AM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — Insureds have failed to show that they suffered any extreme injury independent of their breach of contract claim against their homeowners insurance provider to support their insurance bad faith claim, a federal judge in Texas ruled April 18 in dismissing the insured’s extracontractual claims in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit (Guey Ming Yeh, et al. v. Safeco Insurance Co., No. 18-0026, E.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65061)....