Bad Faith Claim Based On Insurer’s Denial Of Defense Not Time-Barred, Panel Says

( March 28, 2024, 1:46 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A trial court erred in granting a homeowners insurer’s motion for summary judgment on an insured’s bad faith claim related to the insurer’s denial of a defense for an arbitration proceeding arising out of the insured’s alleged failure to disclose a water and mold damage in a home sold by the insured because the bad faith claim based on the denial of a defense was not time-barred under the policy, the Fourth District California Court of Appeal said....