Bad Faith Claim To Proceed; Questions Of Fact Exist On Assessment Of Injuries

Mealey's (June 19, 2019, 12:32 PM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — An auto insurer is not entitled to summary judgment on a bad faith claim brought against the insurer by a third-party claimant who was injured by an insured in an auto accident because questions of fact exist regarding the insurer’s assessment of the claimant’s injuries, a Florida federal judge said June 18 (Robyn Holtzapple v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 17-2026, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101494)....