Summary Judgment Ruling On Tort Claims In Bad Faith Dispute Upheld

CINCINNATI - A federal district court did not abuse its discretion in sua sponte dismissing an insured's bifurcated tort claims against his long-term disability insurance provider because the insured failed to submit all of his evidence in support of his claims in responding to the insurer's motion for summary judgment on the insurer's breach of contract claim, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed Feb. 7 (James H. Pogue v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., No. 18-5291, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 3943).
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