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Month: March 2011

PA - Claims Handling (unreasonable)

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
COURT DENIES MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AFTER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO INSURED ON BAD FAITH BASED ON UNREASONABLE CONDUCT IN HANDLING CLAIM (Western District)

Posted on March 29, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insured was involved in a motor vehicle accident in 2001, suffering injuries to both of her knees.  She filed a claim with her insurer,…

PA - Reverse Bad Faith

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
INSURER HAS TO DEFEND BECAUSE (1) PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY EXCLUSION NOT APPLICABLE TO ALL CLAIMS; AND (2) NO FRAUD IN APPLYLING FOR POLICY (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 24, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insured was a health care company that managed a personal care home.  In an underlying law suit, the plaintiff alleged that the insured breached…

PA - Claims Handling (reasonable)

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH CLAIM DISMISSED AFTER INSURER AND INSURED PROVIDE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT ESTIMATES OF COST OF REPAIRS & INSURER ACTED DILIGENTLY IN CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 23, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insured suffered losses to her house in a bad storm, and she had a homeowner’s insurance policy with the insurer.  The insurer’s representative inspected…

PA - Coverage Issues

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
COURT DISMISSES BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM AFTER INSUREDS ALREADY HAD VOLUNTARILY WITHDRAWN BAD FAITH COUNT WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 22, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insureds owned a property in Darby, Pennsylvania that suffered severe damage when a wall on the neighboring property collapsed.  At the time of the…

PA - Discovery and Evidence

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
THIRD CIRCUIT PERMITS EVIDENCE OUTSIDE COMPLAINT TO SHOW EXCEPTION TO EXCLUSION DID NOT APPLY IN AFFIRMING SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON BAD FAITH (Third Circuit)

Posted on March 19, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insured family owned a golf cart which struck a child.  The child’s family sued the insureds, and the insureds submitted a claim to their…

PA - Common Law Bad Faith (contractual or fiduciary basis)

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
INSURER OWES A COMMON LAW DUTY OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING EVEN WHERE NOT STATUTORY BAD FAITH PLEADED (Western District)

Posted on March 18, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The insured was riding his motorcycle in Pennsylvania when the driver of a car crossed into the lane in which he was traveling and struck…

PA - No coverage duty, no bad faith

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR INSURER ON BAD FAITH CLAIM AS IT HAD REASONABLY DENIED COVERAGE BECAUSE INSURED AND VICTIMS FAILED TO PROVIDE TIMELY NOTICE OF THE INCIDENT (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 15, 2011November 6, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

In Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Nova Real Estate LLC, a fire occurred at a property in Philadelphia.  At the time, a woman and…

PA - Law unsettled

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
COURT FORGOES SUMMARY JUDGMENT RULING ON BAD FAITH CLAIM ON REMAND WHEN IT CANNOT DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT DEFENDANT INSURER EXHIBITED BAD FAITH AS A MATTER OF LAW (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 3, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

A partnership (“Franklin Mills”) began developing the Franklin Mills Mall in 1988.  Franklin Mills entered into a Master Declaration and Agreement that governed all stores in…

PA - Delay (Payment)

MARCH 2011 BAD FAITH CASES
BAD FAITH AND BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIMS SURVIVE DISMISSAL AS INSURED SUFFICIENTLY PLEADS INSURER UNREASONABLY FAILED TO PAY OR DELAYED PAYMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS (Philadelphia Federal)

Posted on March 2, 2011November 11, 2018 by PA Bad Faith Blog

The dispute concerned an insurer’s obligation to pay out benefits on a life insurance policy.  The decedent was issued a $500,000 life insurance policy 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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