Bad Faith Claim In Disability Suit Proceeds; Emotional Distress Claim Dismissed

(July 7, 2023, 10:31 AM EDT) -- CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on July 6 determined that a disability claimant’s bad faith claim can proceed because the claimant sufficiently stated facts in support of the claim but a claim for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress cannot proceed because the claimant failed to show that the disability insurer’s conduct caused her to suffer emotional distress....