Failure To Pay Judgment Constitutes Bad Faith, Federal Judge Determines

Mealey's (April 21, 2017, 11:16 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on April 19 granted an insured’s motion for summary judgment after determining that the insured presented sufficient evidence that the insurer’s failure to pay a judgment entered in favor of the insured constitutes bad faith (Arika Prince v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 16-563, W.D. Wash., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59794)....