COMMON PLEAS JUDGE FINDS BAD FAITH FOR (1) RELYING ON UNWARRANTED RED FLAGS; (2) REACHING COVERAGE CONCLUSIONS UNSUPPORTED BY ACTUAL FACTS; (3) UNREASONABLE INTERPRETATION OF POLICY’S COVERAGE LANGUAGE; (4) DRAWING UNWARRANTED CONCLUSIONS FROM EXPERT REPORT; (5) FAILING TO INVESTIGATE FULLY; (6) VIOLATING UIPA (Common Pleas Lehigh)

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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…

JANUARY 2017 BAD FAITH CASES: NO BAD FAITH ON RECORD SHOWING REASONABLE INVESTIGATION AND CLAIMS HANDLING; AND COURT OBSERVES THAT WHERE PARTY DOES NOT IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE SUPPORTING FACTS, JUDGES ARE NOT LIKE PIGS, HUNTING FOR TRUFFLES BURIED IN THE RECORD (Middle District)

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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…

2015 BAD FAITH CASES: THIRD CIRCUIT AFFIRMS SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON BAD FAITH CLAIM WHERE NO DISPUTE OF FACT INVESTIGATION WAS REASONABLE, “INITIAL” SETTLEMENT OFFERS COULD BE MADE SUBJECT TO FURTHER DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION, AND INSURED FAILED TO SHOW SELF INTEREST OR ILL WILL UNDER THE SUPERIOR COURT’S GROSSI DECISION (Third Circuit)

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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…