MAY 2013 BAD FAITH CASES: COURT LARGELY PRECLUDES EXPERT TESTIMONY; GRANTS SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO CARRIER BECAUSE DELAY IN PAYMENT WAS NOT IN BAD FAITH AND CARRIER’S INITIAL FAILURE TO PROPERLY ISSUE TAX REMITTANCE CHECK WAS MERE NEGLIGENCE; DIFFERENCE IN VALUATIONS AND TERMS FOR DETERMINING COST NOT BAD FAITH (Philadelphia Federal)

In Mirarchi v. Seneca Specialty Ins. Co., the court heard cross motions for summary judgment from a carrier and its insured, stemming from the insured’s…