No Contractual Relationship Leads To Dismissal Of Insurance Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (October 11, 2019, 5:53 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A federal judge in Arizona on Oct. 7 ruled that dismissal of an insurance bad faith claim brought against an insurance adjuster stemming from a denial of workers’ compensation benefits is proper because a claimant failed to sufficiently state a claim for relief in arguing that the claims adjuster failed to properly investigate the claim (Jorge Garibaldi v. Everest National Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-2558, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174602)....