The defendant purchased an annuity policy for Mr. Carter, now deceased, the defendant’s sole police officer. At the time, Mr. Carter was designated the beneficiary…
Month: July 2007
The insured filed a claim for benefits under her insurance policy after her home was destroyed by a fire. The insured alleged that the insurer…
In Novinger Group, Inc. v. Hartford Ins., Inc., the insureds filed suit against the insurer because they alleged that they were “baited and switched” into…
Plaintiff filed a bad faith claim against her insurer alleging that it improperly valued the damage to her property. Plaintiff had stored property in a…
The insureds sought a declaration of their right to the advancement of their defense expenses in a related action and alleged that the insurer’s refusal…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was confronted with the issue of a bad faith claim due to an alleged failure…
The Court ruled that the insurer had not acted in bad faith. The insureds noticed water penetrated to the interior of their house and believed…
The plaintiff sustained personal injuries due to an automobile accident and filed a claim with the defendant insurer for uninsured motorist benefits. The insurer offered…
In Liberty Mutual Ins. Group and Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. Johnson, the Western District of Pennsylvania interpreting the “regular use” exclusion, found that…