Panel Affirms Finding That Auto Insurer Did Not Act In Bad Faith

Mealey's (October 7, 2021, 8:24 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal on Oct. 6 reversed a district court’s ruling on a breach of contract claim alleged against an auto insurer because the Oklahoma Supreme Court, in answering a certified question, determined that a policy exclusion violates Oklahoma public policy; however, the panel affirmed the lower court’s ruling that the auto insurer did not act in bad faith in using the policy exclusion as a basis to deny coverage....