South Carolina Federal Judge Refuses To Reconsider Bad Faith Ruling

Mealey's (May 21, 2018, 8:58 AM EDT) -- FLORENCE, S.C. — A South Carolina federal judge on May 16 refused to reconsider a denial of summary judgment to an insurer on an insured’s bad faith allegation arising out of the handling of an underinsured motorist benefits claim because genuine issues of fact exist as to whether the insurer’s conduct was reasonable (Ethel Powell v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., No. 16-2795, D. S.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82164)....