The court found “’there can be no bad-faith claim [for denial of coverage] if the insurer was correct as a matter of law in denying…
Month: January 2017
Judge Munley granted the insurer’s summary judgment motion on bad faith. The insured’s claims rested on two arguments: (1) the insurer “assigned an inordinate number…
The Third Circuit upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a bad faith claim. Among other things, it agreed that the plaintiff was not an insured,…
This case involved claims arising out of construction work. The carrier argued it was not required to defend or indemnify on late notice grounds, as…
The court predicted, and held, that evidence of litigation conduct is admissible as evidence of bad faith only “in the rare cases involving extraordinary facts.”…
The insureds won a legal argument as to whether they were entitled to stacking. The insureds later argued that the court should find bad faith…
This first-party Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage claim involved allegations that the insurer acted in bad faith by making a “low-ball” offer to settle the insured’s personal…
The court granted summary judgment to the insurer in this bad faith case arising out of a fire at the insureds’ home. While the insurer…