Christiansen v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

DURHAM, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Plaintiffs Byron and Merrilee Chris-tiansen (the Christiansens) brought suit against Farmers Insurance Exchange (Farmers), asserting breach of both the express terms of their insurance contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. After the breach of express contract claim was sent to arbitration, Farmers filed a motion to stay the bad faith claim and a motion for a protective order to prevent further discovery related to the bad faith claim until after a breach of the express contract was established. The district court denied both motions,…