Bad Faith Claim Cannot Proceed Under Colorado Law, Kansas Federal Judge Says

Mealey's (March 19, 2021, 10:47 AM EDT) -- TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas federal judge on March 17 dismissed a third-party claimant’s bad faith claim against an auto insurer after determining that the bad faith claim cannot be brought under Colorado law, the state in which the claimant lives, because the auto accident, which is the subject of the bad faith claim, occurred in Kansas and the policy was issued and delivered in Missouri....