Black v. Allstate Insurance Co.

DURRANT, Justice:

¶ 1 Plaintiff Chris Black appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his claim against Allstate Insurance Company, his automobile insurance carrier. Black alleges that Allstate breached both contractual and fiduciary duties to deal in good faith when it failed to adequately investigate the facts of an accident that involved Black and another party who was also insured by Allstate. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Allstate, finding that Black did not have standing to bring a direct action against Allstate. We conclude that Black properly asserted a claim…