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 - Delay (Payment)
This is a delay in payment bad faith case, based on fire damage to a home. There is no dispute case coverage was due, and…
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…
In this pro se underinsured motorist bad faith case, the court observes that the insured failed to respond to the motion to dismiss, and pleaded…
This matter involves a dispute over application of an auto insurance policy’s “regular use exclusion” and underinsured motorist coverage. The carrier asserted the exclusion, and…
Legal theories alone are not enough to sustain litigation. A plaintiff must also plead factual allegations to support his legal theories. That’s where Mark Bond’s…
“If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” That didn’t work in this case, where a bad faith claim was dismissed with prejudice…
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…
The excellent, and important, TortTalk blog has posted a summary of Monroe County Judge Williamson’s decision in Sabajo v. Allstate, granting summary judgment to the…
Eastern District Judge Pratter provides a clear discussion on allegations of delay and valuation that do not make out a bad faith claim. This underinsured…