Acosta v. Phoenix Indemnity Insurance

OPINION

VÁSQUEZ, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellant Richard Acosta appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee Phoenix Indemnity Insurance Company on his third-party bad faith claim. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment and remand this matter for proceedings consistent with this decision.

Standard of Review

¶ 2 We review a trial court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Andrews v. Blake, 205 Ariz. 236, ¶ 12, 69 P.3d 7, 11 (2003). We will affirm a summary judgment only if there are no genuine issues of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as…