Panel: Plaintiffs Failed To Move To Delay Ruling On Motion On Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (November 3, 2016, 1:56 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of an insurer on an insurance bad faith claim because insureds failed to oppose summary judgment on the basis that they needed more evidence or file a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d) motion seeking more time to collect the necessary evidence, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 1 (Sonia Braun-Salinas, et al. v. American Family Insurance Group, No. 14-35369, 9th Cir.)....