In seeking to limit the amount of coverage in this auto accident case, the insurer relied on a policy limitation/exclusion that was seemingly unambiguous. The…
Category: NJ – Punitive Damages
“Where breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims lack a distinct factual predicate, courts may dismiss them at the motion…
The plaintiff stored its food products in the insured’s warehouse. The products were damaged and plaintiff made demand for the damages. The insured sought indemnification…
The insurer filed a declaratory judgment action concerning first party property damage to a commercial building. The insureds counterclaimed for breach of contract and bad…
The insured disputed the sum the insurer was willing to pay for property damage. She brought claims for breach of contract and breach of the…
Bad faith claims failed in two recent New Jersey cases, one in the Superior Court’s Appellate Division, and the other after removal to federal court. Case…
The insureds purchased a property in 2004. Initially, the insureds did not know that the property contained an underground heating oil tank. In May of…
In Allegheny Plant Services v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, the insured was subject to personal injury tort claims. The carrier provided defense counsel, and the…
In Gilliam v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the insureds brought claims for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair…
The insureds brought claims for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and bad faith denial of insurance benefits…