The Philadelphia Commerce Court found that there could be no coverage under a claims made policy where a law firm failed to report a former…
Month: September 2008
The insured’s bad faith claim was based on his disability insurer’s alleged improper reduction of his benefits after he received a lump sum worker’s compensation…
In Gardner v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, the appellant filed a six count claim, including statutory bad faith, against the insurer arising out…
The carrier rejected coverage for a breach of contract so severe, that the insured was convicted of insurance fraud for his claim. Yet, he brought…
The court held that state law claims, including bad faith claims, were preempted by ERISA. Date of Decision: July 21, 2008 Brown v. Independence Blue…