Auto Insurer’s Delay In Payment To Insured Was Reasonable, Judge Says

Mealey's (July 1, 2019, 10:59 AM EDT) -- GULFPORT, Miss. — A Mississippi federal judge on June 28 granted an auto insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim after determining that the insurer’s delay in paying an insured’s uninsured motorist claim and medical payments claim was reasonable based on the length of the insured’s medical treatment and the insured’s demand for payment under the policy (Sarah D. Soares et al., v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co., No. 18-276, S.D. Miss., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108378)....