The insured alleged a breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in this UM/UIM context. There were 4 putative bases pleaded, all…
Month: November 2016
This case involved accusations of bad faith running in both directions. The insurer sought to void numerous life insurance policies on the deceased insured, based…
This non-precedential Third Circuit opinion affirmed the trial court’s opinion granting summary judgment to the insurer on a statutory bad faith claim. (We will not…
This first party injury case involved an insurer’s demanding independent medical examinations of the insured. The court found that the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law…
This factually complicated case involved reverse bad faith and 18 Pa.C.S. § 4117 insurance fraud claims by an insurer and reinsurer, and bad faith claims…
This federal district court was faced with virtually identical claims for the same conduct, one alleging violation of Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute, and the other…
The court deemed the $75,000 jurisdictional amount met, even though the insured was only seeking to collect a $28,000 judgment on the contract claim, because…
This bad faith and breach of contract case was removed to federal court by the insurer, and the insured sought remand. The case was originally…
The court reiterated that Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute only applies to insurance companies. Thus, insurance adjusters are not subject to the statute. Date of Decision:…
In a short unpublished opinion, the Superior Court affirmed a trial court’s finding of no bad faith. The dispute centered around replacement value vs. actual…