Federal Court Correctly Concludes that a Simple Disagreement Between Experts Does Not Support a Claim for the Breach of the Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing - Beka One, LLC V. RLI Insurance Company

U.S. District Court Xavier Rodriguez of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas recently issued a decision granting summary judgment for an insurance carrier in a first-party case involving alleged hail damage to a commercial property. In granting summary judgment, the Court concluded that only a bona fide dispute between the parties' experts existed and this did not rise to the level of bad faith necessary to support a claim for the breach of the duty of good faith...
By: Zelle LLP

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