Judge Enters Judgment For Insurer On Breach Of Contract, But Not On Bad Faith

Mealey's (September 17, 2019, 1:26 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — In a coverage dispute following settlement of a construction defects case, a South Carolina federal judge on Sept. 16 granted summary judgment to a commercial general liability insurer on an assignee’s breach of contract claim but denied judgment to the insurer on the bad faith claim (Summer Wood Property Owners Association Inc. v. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co., No. 17-3504, D. S.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157353)....