JANUARY 2017 BAD FAITH CASES: NO BAD FAITH ON RECORD SHOWING REASONABLE INVESTIGATION AND CLAIMS HANDLING; AND COURT OBSERVES THAT WHERE PARTY DOES NOT IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE SUPPORTING FACTS, JUDGES ARE NOT LIKE PIGS, HUNTING FOR TRUFFLES BURIED IN THE RECORD (Middle District)

The court granted summary judgment to the insurer in this bad faith case arising out of a fire at the insureds’ home. While the insurer…