Clear Coverage Debate Existed; Bad Faith Claim Cannot Stand, Judge Says

Mealey's (January 24, 2019, 4:47 PM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Because a clear debate existed regarding whether coverage was owed under an accidental death benefit policy, a beneficiary’s bad faith claim cannot stand, a Utah federal judge said Jan. 22 after determining that the insurer owes no coverage under the policy for the death of a man killed in a standoff with police (Molly Farrand v. American General Life Insurance Co., No. 16-134, D. Utah, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10942)....