Judge Permits Insurer To Add Civil Conspiracy Claim Against Bank

Mealey's (August 1, 2018, 11:07 AM EDT) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a dispute involving a bank sued for its role as trustee of a reinsurance trust for an insolvent insurer, a South Carolina federal judge on July 23 allowed an insurer’s request to amend its complaint to include a cause of action for civil conspiracy (Accident Insurance Company Inc. v. U.S. Bank National Association, et al., No. 16-2621, D. S.C.)....