Motion To Amend Complaint In Toxic Emissions Suit Denied; Bad Faith Claims Not Ripe

Mealey's (May 22, 2023, 9:26 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge denied an insured’s motion for leave to amend its complaint to add claims for statutory and common-law bad faith against its insurer in a coverage dispute arising out of toxic emissions XE "toxic emissions"  created by the insured’s practice of sugarcane burning after determining that the bad faith claims are not yet ripe as the court has not resolved the issue of damages....