Bad Faith Claim Against Auto Insurer Can Stand, 9th Circuit Says In Reversing

Mealey's (August 31, 2018, 12:29 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of an auto insurer on an insured’s extracontractual claims because a reasonable jury could conclude that, based on the evidence, the insurer superficially reviewed the insured’s records, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Aug. 29 (Ruth Jelinek v. American National Property and Casualty Co., No. 16-36057, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24557)....