Injured Worker Not Entitled to Add Bad-Faith Claim against Carrier

A Connecticut appellate court ruled that an injured school maintenance worker who was struck by an underinsured motorist could not amend his complaint against his automotive insurance carrier to assert a claim for bad faith and breach of contract after a jury returned a verdict in his favor on the issue of damages. Case: Fiallo v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. AC 32766, 10/02/2012, published. Facts: Mario Fiallo was employed by Eagle Hill School as a maintenance worker. An automobile operated by Michelle Igesias struck him while he was engaged in yard work on the school's campus in July 2006...