Summary Judgment Ruling In Insurance Bad Faith Suit Over Roof Damage Upheld

Mealey's (December 20, 2018, 11:35 AM EST) -- DENVER — A 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 18 ruled that a federal district court did not err in granting an insurer’s summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because the insurer had “an objectively reasonable basis to deny” its insured’s request for coverage for roof and interior damage after a wind storm (Billy Hamilton v. Northfield Insurance Co., Nos. 17-7049 and 17-7055, 10th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 35393)....