The carrier denied an uninsured motor vehicle claim based upon the household exclusion. Over four years later, the insured brought suit in light of the…
Category: PA – Law unsettled
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…
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 case centered on a dispute over whether the plaintiff had an insurable interest in its tenant’s property improvements. The carrier denied coverage for damage…
Middle District Judge Conner dismissed this UIM bad faith claim on three grounds. First, the complaint relied upon conclusory averments, and lacked sufficient factual allegations…
There can be no bad faith where no coverage is due, or where coverage is a close question based on unsettled law. Court Applies Kvaerner…
These two Covid-19 coverage cases ended in summary judgments against the insureds on their breach of contract and statutory bad faith claims. Eastern District Judge…
The Third Circuit addressed the central issue of whether the defendant was an insured, and how to analyze that factual issue in ruling on coverage…
The court described this as the case of the missing email. The insurance policy at issue covered various cars. The insured emailed its broker to add…
This case involved a highly disputed factual issue on coverage, with no clear guidance in the case law. The court denied summary judgment on the…