Appraisal Award Partly Vacated, Counterclaim Dismissed In Wildfire Coverage Suit

( November 11, 2024, 8:32 AM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal magistrate judge in California granted in part a homeowners insurer’s motion to vacate a more than $33 million appraisal award in a coverage dispute over damage caused by the Glass Fire in Northern California, further granting the insureds’ motion to dismiss the insurer’s counterclaim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing....