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Court revives bad faith suit against State Farm over wildfire damage

The decision is a blow to insurers who have relied on the so-called “genuine dispute” doctrine to knock out bad faith claims pretrial.

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State Farm's corporate headquarters. Photo by C.J. Hanevy/Shutterstock.com

A California appellate court has revived a bad faith insurance lawsuit against State Farm General Insurance Co. brought by a family whose home was damaged in a 2015 California wildfire.

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