Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Partial Dismissal Of Bad Faith Claims

Mealey's (August 2, 2022, 7:49 AM EDT) -- DENVER — A Colorado federal magistrate judge on July 29 recommended dismissing a portion of statutory and common-law bad faith claims alleged against an auto insurer by insureds because the insureds failed to show that the insurer’s lack of an investigation into the insureds’ living situation constituted bad faith and failed to support the allegation that the insurer misrepresented the coverages afforded under the auto policy....