Bad Faith Claim Against Auto Insurer Filed By Deceased’s Parents Cannot Proceed

Mealey's (August 24, 2022, 1:14 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A bad faith claim alleged against an auto insurer cannot proceed because the insurer’s failure to settle a bodily injury claim arising out of a fatal auto accident involved only the estate of the deceased and not the deceased’s parents, the Second District California Court of Appeal said Aug. 23 in affirming summary judgment for the insurer....