Insured’s Extracontractual Claims Cannot Survive, Nevada Federal Judge Says

(September 14, 2018, 4:43 PM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — An insured’s claims for bad faith and violation of Nevada’s Unfair Claims Practices Act must be dismissed because the insured failed to support his position that the insurer unreasonably denied his claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits, a Nevada federal judge said Sept. 11 in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Wayne Yoshimoto v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, No. 17-382, D. Nev., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154870)....