Reduced Payment Was Not Breach Of Contract Or Bad Faith, Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (August 1, 2019, 8:46 AM EDT) -- WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — An insured’s claims for breach of contract and bad faith cannot stand because the auto insurer did not breach its contract by paying a reduced amount for medical charges incurred by the insured, a North Carolina federal judge said July 30 (Crystal Grimes, et al. v. Government Employees Insurance Co., No. 18-798, M.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126618)....