Federal Judge Stands By No Bad Faith Ruling In Thunderstorm Coverage Dispute

Mealey's (March 1, 2023, 2:08 PM EST) -- JASPER, Ala. — A federal judge in Alabama denied an insured’s motion to reconsider the court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of an insurer as to a bad faith claim in the insured’s lawsuit seeking coverage for property damage allegedly caused by a 2019 thunderstorm, reiterating that the insurer, at the very least, had an arguable reason to withhold payment for the insured’s damage to its carriage house....