Failure To Defend, Indemnify Additional Insureds Constitutes Bad Faith, Insurer Contends

Mealey's (January 23, 2020, 10:11 AM EST) -- MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An insurer breached its contract and acted in bad faith by refusing to defend and indemnify two additional insureds named as defendants in a personal injury suit stemming from an electric shock that occurred while an employee was setting up amusement rides at a fair, the insurer of the additional insureds claims in a Jan. 17 complaint filed in Tennessee federal court (Liberty Corporate Capital Ltd. v. Ace American Insurance Co., No. 20-2038, W.D. Tenn.)....