APRIL 2017 BAD FAITH CASES: ON REMAND TRIAL COURT MUST REVIEW POTENTIAL BAD FAITH CLAIMS FOR: (1) DENIAL OF COVERAGE, (2) INDEPENDENT CLAIMS HANDLING ALLEGATIONS, (3) PLEADING DEFENSES IN BAD FAITH, AND (4) DENIAL OF DUTY TO DEFEND (Pennsylvania Superior Court)

In this case, among other things, the Superior Court stated the principle that statutory bad faith can exist independently of the insurer’s denying a benefit…