Doug Kemper (Of Counsel-Louisville, KY) and Cyrus Dutton (Associate-Louisville, KY) were granted their motion to dismiss by Jefferson Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Kentucky, with added language to make its ruling immediately final and appealable. The plaintiff, an Ohio resident, was involved in a multi-party motor vehicle accident in Kentucky with another Ohio resident insured by our client, an insurer incorporated in Ohio with its principal place of business in Ohio. Liability for the accident was disputed, and the plaintiff sued the insured and joined third-party bad faith and punitive damages claims against the insurer alleging statutory and common law bad faith claims for failing to pay the claim. Doug and Cy moved to dismiss the bad faith claims on the grounds that Ohio law applies under a Conflict of Law analysis, and that Ohio does not recognize third-party bad faith claims against insurers. The motion was granted.