Insurer Subject To Specific Jurisdiction In Bad Faith Suit, Federal Judge Rules

(June 22, 2020, 9:44 AM EDT) -- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge in South Dakota on June 11 ruled that an insurer is not entitled to dismissal of claims against it in an insurance bad faith lawsuit stemming from its denial of a worker’s compensation claim because the insurer is subject to specific jurisdiction in the federal district court (Tim Rounds v. The Hartford, et al., No. 20-4010, D. S.D., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102412)....