Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided September 4, 2018No. Case No.: 2:17-cv-00731-JAD-VCFPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jennifer A. Dorsey, U.S. District Judge
This is an insurance-coverage dispute arising out of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company's failure to pay underinsured-motorist (UIM) benefits to its insured, Plaintiff Angelica Fernandez, because her policy contains a provision that reduces her UIM benefits by amounts that "could have been paid" by workers' compensation insurance. Fernandez sues State Farm for a declaration that this reduction clause violates Nevada law, and for *1196contract breach, bad faith, and violations of the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC). Over four separate motions,…
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