OCTOBER 2018 BAD FAITH CASES: BIFURCATION OF BAD FAITH COUNT DENIED UNDER FEDERAL RULES WHERE CASE WAS OVER TWO YEARS OLD, ISSUES WOULD NOT BE DECIDED ON THE PLEADINGS, AND ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY REQUIRED TO MOVE TO NEXT STAGE OF LITIGATION (New Jersey Federal)

In this complex federal case, the carrier sought to bifurcate trial and discovery on coverage and bad faith, asking the court to hold discovery in abeyance…