Conn. Judge Denies Insurer’s Request to Delay Bad Faith Claim in Hurricane Damage Case

HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has refused to stay or separate a bad faith claim against an insurer sued for coverage of a Hurricane-damaged golf course, determining that the validity of the claim is not necessarily dependent upon resolution of the breach of contract claim against the carrier.

In an Aug. 8 decision, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut cited a lack of consensus over resolution of procedural bad faith claims in her denial of a motion by New Hampshire Insurance Co. to put the bad faith claim on hold. Judge …