This action originated from a bad faith suit filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The insured alleged that the insurer refused to…
Category: PA – Venue
In a 2 to 1 unpublished decision, the Superior Court ruled that a choice of venue provision did not apply to the insured’s bad faith…
In Smith v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Company, the insured’s motion to remand breach of contract and bad faith UIM claims was denied. The motion focused…
In Roman v. UniGroup Worldwide, the plaintiff insured contracted with the defendant shipping company and its agents to transport his household property from Israel to…
The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County transferred a bad faith case to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County because the underlying…
In Pa. Manufacturers’ Ass’n Ins. Co. v. Pa. State Univ., the insured appealed an order of the trial court that coordinated two simultaneous coverage actions…
In Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania State University, the trial court issued an opinion in support of its order granting an insurer’s motion…
In Feingold v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, the court partially granted the carrier’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract and bad faith…
Three joint insureds purchased a new aircraft in 2009. They then contracted with the insurer for an “All-Clear Aircraft Policy,” under which the insurer would…
In Walls v. Phoenix Insurance Company, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas transferred the insured’s breach of contract and bad faith action on the grounds…