Bad Faith, Declaratory Relief Claims Dismissed Against Auto Insurer

Mealey's (July 16, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — Dismissal of a bad faith claim against an insurer and its parent company is necessary because an insured failed to allege that the insurer declined to compensate him for injuries he sustained in an automobile accident with an underinsured motorist, a federal judge in Nevada ruled July 11 (Stephen C. Schmid v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, et al., No. 18-2020, D. Nev., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116028)....