Judge: Third-Party Beneficiary Lacks Standing To Sue Auto Insurer For Bad Faith

Mealey's (June 24, 2019, 8:47 AM EDT) -- HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal judge in Indiana on June 18 ruled that a third-party beneficiary lacks standing to bring a claim for insurance bad faith against an automobile insurance provider because she is not a named insured under the insurance policy for which she sought underinsured motorist coverage (Nicole Schweihs v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 18-140, N.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101475)....