Opinion ID: 891614
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Whether the Court of Appeals improperly failed to address Plaintiff's claim for bad faith and unfair claims practices

Text: {27} Defendant next claims that the Court of Appeals improperly failed to address the propriety of the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant with respect to Plaintiff's claim for bad-faith and unfair claims practices. Our review of the Court of Appeals' opinion reveals that it contains no discussion of Plaintiff's claim for bad faith and unfair claims practice. See Salas, 2007-NMCA-161, 143 N.M. 113, 173 P.3d 35. Additionally, our review of the record reveals that this claim was properly preserved in the trial court and properly presented to the Court of Appeals on direct appeal. Accordingly, we conclude that the Court of Appeals should have addressed the merits of this claim and, therefore, we remand the present case to the Court of Appeals for resolution of this issue. See, e.g., McMinn v. MBF Operating Acquisition Corp., 2007-NMSC-040, ¶ 54, 142 N.M. 160, 164 P.3d 41 (remanding case to the Court of Appeals with instruction to resolve the remaining issues).