Objection To Summary Judgment Ruling In Bad Faith Suit Overruled

Mealey's (February 10, 2020, 10:11 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Feb. 3 ruled that a beneficiary is not entitled to conduct discovery to determine whether an insurer acted in bad faith when it decided not to apply statutes under the California Insurance Code to a pair of life insurance policies it deemed had lapsed (Sarah Aislinn Flynn Thomas v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 18-728, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17147)....