Bad Faith, Unfair Trade Practices Claims Dismissed Without Prejudice To Refile

Mealey's (January 24, 2019, 1:48 PM EST) -- LAS VEGAS — An insured’s claims for bad faith and unfair trade practices arising out of an auto insurer’s handling of an underinsured motorist claim must be dismissed because the insured failed to offer sufficient facts in support of the claims, a Nevada federal judge said Jan. 22 in dismissing the claims without prejudice (Annette L. Stebbins v. GEICO Insurance Agency, et al., No. 18-590, D. Nev., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9768)....