Bad Faith Claim To Proceed Against Disability Insurer, Oklahoma Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (October 16, 2020, 12:28 PM EDT) -- TULSA, Okla. — An Oklahoma federal judge on Oct. 15 determined that a bad faith claim will proceed in a disability benefits dispute because genuine issues of material fact exist on the reasonableness of the disability insurer’s actions in its investigation of the claim (Jody Fees v. American Family Life Insurance Company of Columbus [Aflac], No. 19-476, N.D. Okla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190797)....