This case involves first party property damage claims under a homeowners policy, arising from water damage after a hurricane. Ultimately, the insurer did not dispute…
Category: PA – Claims Handling (unreasonable)
The insureds suffered damage to their motor home. They allege that in initially looking of insurance coverage on the motor home, and inquiring with the…
The insured brought bad faith claims for failure to pay UIM benefits and wage loss benefits. The insurer unsuccessfully moved to dismiss those claims. The…
The UIM bad faith plaintiff pleaded sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss her bad faith claim. Her Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection…
The carrier denied the homeowner’s claim because she allegedly did not reside at the property where the loss was suffered. The insured actually owned two…
The insurer denied long term disability benefits to an insured with multiple sclerosis. She sued for breach of contract and bad faith, and the insurer…
This is case involves bad faith claims and Kvaerner coverage issues, based on damages resulting from the installation of a fuel system. The insured brought…
This case involves claims against a carrier for two distinct auto accidents, as well as against two of its individual claim adjusters. The insured husband…
Eastern District Judge Younge denied the insurer’s summary judgment motion on bad faith, and its motion to bifurcate the bad faith claim. Plaintiff sought coverage…
Eastern District Judge Tucker explains the similarities and differences between common law and statutory bad faith, in granting the insurer summary judgment on the statutory…