Judge Allows Unfair Settlement Practices Claim To Proceed Against Insurer

(July 17, 2024, 12:37 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia federal judge denied a pollution liability insurer’s motion to dismiss a claim alleging violation of the West Virginia Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Act (UCSPA) because the insureds sufficiently stated facts in support of the claim and because it is not clear from the face of the insureds’ amended complaint that the UCSPA claim is time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations....