Insured’s Failure To Cooperate Dooms Contract Breach, Bad Faith Claims, Judge Says

( March 31, 2025, 8:07 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — An insured’s breach of contract and bad faith claims against a property insurer cannot proceed because the insurer did not breach the contract or act in bad faith based on the insured’s failure to cooperate with the insurer’s requests during the investigation of the insured’s fire damage claim, a California federal judge said in granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment....