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…
Category: PA – Red flags during investigation
This case involved an auto accident death, and whether the deceased was an insured “family member” under his stepfather’s auto policy. Coverage depends on whether…
This case involves a head-spinning array of factual discrepancies between the insured’s claims to the carrier and the results of the insurer’s investigation. These range from…
Today’s post summarizes Lehigh County Judge Melissa Pavlack’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in this breach of contract and bad faith case. The…
Plaintiff’s house burned down. Before ultimately paying full benefits, the insurer conducted a lengthy, detailed, and wide-ranging arson investigation. The insured brought a breach of…
A UIM claimant alleged bad faith based upon: “misstatement of … coverage limits, alleged delay in claims processing, insistence upon a sworn statement under oath…
The court described the insured’s UIM bad faith claim as follows: “[the] bad-faith claim is predicated largely on his contention that [the insurer] conducted a…
The court granted summary judgment to the insurer in this bad faith case arising out of a fire at the insureds’ home. While the insurer…
In Miezejewski v. Infinity Auto Insurance Company, the insured was injured in an auto accident, and not only suffered physical injury, but alleged her physical…
In Strausser v. Merchants Insurance Group, the insured brought a claim for breach of contract and bad faith on a UIM claim. The insured had…