Bad Faith Claims Bifurcated From Breach Of Contract Claim In Disability Suit

( May 14, 2025, 12:21 PM EDT) -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge granted a disability income insurer’s motion to bifurcate an insured’s breach of contract claim from the insured’s bad faith claims after determining that bifurcation will promote judicial efficiency because the bad faith claims are dependent on the success of the breach of contract claim....