Insurers’ Summary Judgment Motion On Bad Faith Counterclaim Granted

Mealey's (July 22, 2019, 10:09 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A federal judge in Arizona on July 11 ruled that insureds have failed to show that their primary and excess liability insurers acted in bad faith in bringing an action against the insureds seeking a declaration that they are not entitled to coverage under the terms of their policies because the insureds failed to show that the insurers’ “conduct was unreasonable or reckless” (Pacific Indemnity Co., et al. v. Joseph Baldino, et al., No. 16-3841, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116394)....