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 – Procedural Issues
Here are quick summaries of two recent Pennsylvania Eastern District bad faith cases. TAKING CONTRARY POSITIONS IN SUBROGATION AND UNINSURED MOTORIST CASES ON INSURED’S CULPABILITY…
This case involves a first party fire loss to the insured’s home. The insured’s public adjuster estimated damages at over $300,000. The insurer’s adjuster issued…
The insurer denied auto theft coverage based on an exclusion. The insured sued for breach of contract and bad faith, and also alleged breach of…
This fact-driver UIM bad faith case resulted in a non-jury verdict for the insurer. Pennsylvania’s Superior Court affirmed. [This is the second non-precedential Superior Court…
The marine insurance policy at issue had a New York choice-of-law provision. The insured attempted to assert claims under Pennsylvania law, including claims for breach…
At trial, the Pennsylvania court permitted plaintiff orally to amend her claims to add a count for bad faith under New Jersey law, after the…
Plaintiff sued his dental insurer in federal court for breach of contract, bad faith, and various other claims. He moved for permission to proceed in…
This case involves a discrepancy over whether an insured timely renewed his life insurance policy, two months before his death. There was a dispute of…
The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas granted partial summary judgment on declaratory judgment claims concerning coverage, and an appeal was taken. The Superior Court…