Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Claims Stemming From Storm Damage Cannot Stand

(August 22, 2018, 11:43 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — A Texas federal judge on Aug. 15 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the insureds are estopped from alleging a breach of contract claim based on their participation in an appraisal proceeding and that the insureds failed to prove that the insurer acted in bad faith by delaying the payment of their claim for storm damages to their home (Matthew and Wendy Meisenheimer v. Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana, No. 17-2153, N.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138220)....