Verdetto v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

MEMORANDUM

A. RICHARD CAPUTO, District Judge.

Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company moves for summary judgment on plaintiffs’ breach of contract and bad faith claims. The plaintiffs, Michael and Deborah Verdetto, were victims of a fire at their rental property. At the time of the incident, they had renters insurance with State Farm. The Verdettos allege the company unreasonably focused its investigation into the fire on them rather than pay out on their claim. State Farm argues in its motion it acted reasonably and only denied coverage after the Verdettos refused to cooperate with its…