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PA - General Bad Faith and Litigation Issues

DECEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
EVEN ABSENT BAD FAITH, DELAY DAMAGES PERMITTED BEYOND POLICY LIMITS, AND ARE TO BE BASED ON JURY VERDICT EVEN IF GREATER THAN THE POLICY LIMITS (Superior Court)

Posted on December 28, 2010November 6, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Marlette v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, the insured was injured in an automobile accident.  He had stopped in traffic when another car…

PA - Claims Handling (general)

DECEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
AFTER DISMISSING CONTRACT CLAIM COURT STILL ADDRESSED, & DENIED, FIRST PARTY BAD FAITH CLAIM AS LACKING EVIDENTIARY SUPPORT (Western District)

Posted on December 22, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Hampton v. GEICO General Insurance Company, the insured was operating her automobile when it was rear-ended by another driver.  She sustained personal injuries, and…

PA - No coverage duty, no bad faith

DECEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH CANNOT OCCUR WHEN AN INSURER PROPERLY DENIES COVERAGE UNDER AN EXPLICIT EXCLUSION OF THE INSURANCE POLICY (Middle District)

Posted on December 21, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Amitie One Condominium Association v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company, the insured was a non-profit homeowner’s association for a condominium complex that suffered…

PA - Coverage Issues

DECEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH CANNOT EXIST WHEN INSURER DENIES COVERAGE AFTER EXPLICITLY RESERVING ITS RIGHTS TO EXCLUDE COVERAGE BASED ON A POLICY EXCEPTION (Western District)

Posted on December 20, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Western World Insurance Company v. Delta Property Management, the insured owned and managed apartment buildings.  One of the tenants at one of the insured’s…

PA - Claims Handling (unreasonable)

DECEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH CLAIM SURVIVES SUMMARY JUDGMENT WHEN INSURED PRESENTS GENUINE ISSUES OF MATERIAL FACTS ON DENIAL OF BENIFITS (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on December 3, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Bybel v. Metro Life Insurance Company, the insured was an obstetrician/gynecologist at a hospital until she suffered a shoulder injury while delivering a baby…

PA - Procedural Issues

NOVEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
INSURED HAS A RIGHT TO FEDERAL JURY FOR HIS BAD FAITH CLAIM DUE TO THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES REMEDY, DESPITE BAD FAITH STATUTE NOT CREATING A RIGHT TO JURY (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on November 23, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Pratt v. Victoria Insurance Company, the insured had brought a bad faith insurance claim against the insurer for the insurer’s failure to pay what…

PA - Delay (Investigation/Claims handling)

NOVEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
NO BAD FAITH WHEN INSURER PROVIDES NOTICE OF VALID REASONS FOR DENIAL AND IT TAKES THREE MONTHS FOR INSURER TO ISSUE RESERVATION OF RIGHTS LETTER (Third Circuit)

Posted on November 19, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Scottsdale Insurance Company v. City of Hazleton, a prior lawsuit had resulted in the City of Hazleton being enjoined from enforcing ordinances regulating the…

PA - Claims Handling (reasonable)

NOVEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
NO BAD FAITH POSSIBLE WHEN INSURER REASONABLY INVESTIGATES CLAIM AND KEEPS INSURED NOTIFIED OF PROGRESS THROUGHOUT (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on November 9, 2010October 30, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Morrisville Pharmacy, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, the insured was a pharmacy operating under an “all risk” policy issued by the insurer. It…

PA - General Bad Faith and Litigation Issues

NOVEMBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH MAY OCCUR IF AN INSURER PROFLIGATELY INCURS COSTS UNDER A “DEFENSE WITHIN LIMITS” PROVISION IN A POLICY (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on November 8, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In NIC Insurance Company v. PJP Consulting, LLC, the insurer represented a restaurant/bar that was the scene of an altercation in 2006.  The victim was…

PA - Standing, Assignment or Outside Scope

OCTOBER 2010 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH CANNOT EXIST WHEN INSUREDS BRING CLAIM FOR BREACH OF ANNUITY CONTRACTS INSTEAD OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on October 26, 2010November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Prusky v. Allstate Life Insurance Company, the insureds purchased annuity contracts from the insurer.  The contracts permitted the value invested to be apportioned in…

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Links of Note

  • Advice of Counsel Discovery (Dec. 2012)
  • Article: What is the Nature and Scope of the "Bad Faith" Conduct that can be Remedied Directly Under the Bad Faith Statute (2014)
  • Business Courts Blog
  • Fineman Krekstein & Harris, Philadelphia Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Lawyers
  • New Jersey Fraud Prevention Act
  • NJ Unfair Insurance Practices Statute
  • Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Statute
  • Post Koken Scorecard in UM/UIM Cases – Tort Talk (Pennsylvania Tort Law Blog)
  • Searching on this Blog
  • Toy v Metropolitan
  • Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Law
  • Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regs

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