Barre v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

CLAIRE V. EAGAN, District Judge.

Now before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support (Dkt. #46). Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm)1 argues that it had a reasonable basis to delay payment of plaintiffs theft claim, because State Farm gathered evidence reasonably suggesting that plaintiffs claim could be fraudulent and further investigation was required before the claim could be settled. Plaintiff responds that State Farm unreasonably withheld payment on plaintiffs theft claim because there was no justifiable basis to…