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SEPTEMBER 2018 BAD FAITH CASES: UIM BAD FAITH CLAIM SEVERED, BUT DISCOVERY TO PROCEED (Luzerne County Common Pleas)

Published on September 14, 2018 in PA - Bifurcate/Sever & Stays, PA - Discovery and Evidence and PA - UIM/UM Cases. Closed
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The excellent Tort Talk Blog has posted a recent Luzerne County Common Pleas decision, severing a UIM bad faith claim from the breach of contract claim, but allowing discovery to proceed.  The Court’s Opinion also includes specific instructions on how that discovery is to proceed.

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