Christian Builders, Inc. v. Cincinnati Insurance
District Court, D. Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SCHILTZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff Christian Builders, Inc. (“CB”) brings this insurance bad-faith action against defendant The Cincinnati Insurance Company (“Cincinnati”), alleging that Cincinnati did not act in good faith when it failed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit against CB. This matter is before the Court on Cincinnati’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, Cincinnati’s motion is granted, and CB’s complaint is dismissed.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts in this case are largely undisputed. 1 CB is a construction…
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