Insured Cannot Pursue Extracontractual Claims Against Insurer, Judge Says

Mealey's (November 15, 2018, 1:44 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — An insured cannot pursue any extracontractual claims, including a bad faith claim,  against an auto insurer for its refusal to submit the insured’s underinsured motorist claim to arbitration, a Washington federal judge said Nov. 14 in partially granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Candice Mills v. Unitrin Auto & Home Insurance Co., No. 18-831, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194263)....