Magistrate Judge Says Bad Faith Claim Fails, Breach Of Contract Claim Proceeds

(January 9, 2023, 10:17 AM EST) -- EUGENE, Ore. — An Oregon federal magistrate judge denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a breach of contract claim after determining that a question of fact exists regarding whether the property insurer breached its contract in refusing to cover all of the insureds’ damages caused by a snowstorm; however, the magistrate judge granted the insurer’s motion on the bad faith claim after determining that the insurer acted in a timely manner in handling and paying a portion of the insureds’ claim....