South Dakota Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Long-Term Care Insurer

Mealey's (September 21, 2018, 1:25 PM EDT) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota federal judge on Sept. 19 dismissed an insured’s suit alleging breach of contract, bad faith and misrepresentation against a long-term care insurer after agreeing with a magistrate judge that the insured failed to prove that a facility in which she resided was an assisted living facility entitling her to benefits under the policy (Leona Van Dusseldorp v. Continental Casualty Co., et al., No. 16-5073, D. S.D., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159674)....