Federal Judge Transfers Bank’s Bad Faith Suit Against Insurer

Mealey's (October 18, 2022, 2:53 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A federal judge in Arizona on Sept. 29 granted an insurer’s motion to transfer venue of a bank insured’s bad faith lawsuit arising from an underlying defamation and wrongful discharge action brought by an employee, finding that the insurer has demonstrated that the balance of factors strongly favors a transfer to an Illinois federal court....