Bifurcation Not Warranted In Assignee’s Suit, Federal Magistrate Judge Says

(July 28, 2023, 8:58 AM EDT) -- ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands — Bifurcation of an assignee’s contractual claims from the assignee’s extracontractual claims is not warranted because the insurer failed to show that bifurcation would promote judicial efficiency or that it would be prejudiced if the claims are not bifurcated, a Virgin Islands federal judge said in denying the insurer’s motion to bifurcate....