Magistrate Judge Bifurcates Bad Faith Claim In Property Damage Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (September 19, 2018, 12:13 PM EDT) -- PADUCAH, Ky. — Bifurcating a bad faith claim from a breach of contract claim in a property damage coverage dispute is warranted because the bad faith claim is contingent on the outcome of the breach of contract claim, a Kentucky federal judge said Sept. 18 in granting the insurer’s motion to bifurcate (J. Richard Walker, et al. v. Seneca Insurance Co., No. 18-77, W.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158600)....