Magistrate Judge Wells addressed the difference between the federal and Pennsylvania work product doctrines in this federal UIM bad faith case. Under the Federal Rules…
Month: January 2019
This is one of the few cases directly to take on the issue of whether statutory bad faith can exist where the insurer has not…
The carrier successfully moved to sever and stay plaintiff’s bad faith claim. The case involved a CGL policy, and the carrier’s refusal to defend and…
The District Court adopted the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation that the bad faith case be dismissed without prejudice, with an opportunity to re-plead. As…
Dan Cummins of the excellent Tort Talk Blog has provided the latest on the split in opinions on granting or denying severance and stays in the…
The insured’s boyfriend was at a family reunion with his daughter. The boyfriend was listed as an additional driver on the policy. His daughter went…
In this case, the New Jersey Appellate Division provides a detailed analysis of the notice requirements due from insured to insurer in UIM cases, where…
In this UIM bad faith case, the insured’s complaint alleged that the claim history showed the other driver was at fault, and the other driver’s…
The insured claimed it was bad faith for the insurer to rely upon its medical expert’s opinion rather than the insured’s medical experts. The court…
In this case, Magistrate Judge Mitchell outlines the scope of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) in relation to Pennsylvania’s Insurance Bad…