Bad Faith Claim Against Boat Insurer Can Proceed, Massachusetts Judge Says

(March 14, 2024, 9:40 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — An insured’s breach of contract claim cannot proceed as pleaded because the insured failed to show that the insurer breached any terms of the policy; however, the insured’s bad faith claim can proceed because it cannot be conclusively established that the insurer did not act in bad faith in investigating the insured’s claim for coverage for a boat accident, a Massachusetts federal judge said in partially granting the insurer’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....