Insured’s Bad Faith Claim Arising Out Of Request For Repayment Fails, Judge Says

Mealey's (August 22, 2018, 11:35 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — An insured’s complaint alleging that an insurer violated fair debt collection practices in handling an auto coverage claim must be dismissed because the insured failed to prove that the insurer’s request for reimbursement of a payment was a debt and failed to show that the insurer acted in bad faith in attempting to recover the payment made to the insured, a Massachusetts federal judge said Aug. 17 (Alex Rodolakis, et al. v. Safety Insurance Co., et al., No. 17-12080, D. Mass., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140430)....

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