The insured disputed the sum the insurer was willing to pay for property damage. She brought claims for breach of contract and breach of the…
Month: June 2019
In this property loss case arising from a home fire, the insurer’s public adjuster estimated personal property damages at over $220,000. The insurer’s various experts estimated…
In this complicated coverage case, involving damages to a condominium unit through the actions of the insured’s own tenant, the court found no coverage due…
This is another example of a failure to meet federal plausibility pleading standards when asserting statutory bad faith. The opinion was issued by Judge Michael…
The insurer removed this bad faith action, and the insured sought to remand on the basis that the claims did not exceed $75,000. The court…
This UIM case involved a dispute over the available amount of coverage under an auto policy. The complaint included breach of contract, statutory bad faith,…
A property loss coverage claim was dismissed under the policy’s two-year suit limitation provision, requiring that any suit be brought within two years of the date…
These two recent Middle District of Pennsylvania cases provide guidance at either end of the spectrum on pleading statutory bad faith. CASE 1: BOTH ELEMENTS OF…
In Wilson v. Erie Insurance Group, the Superior Court reversed the entry of a judgment for non pros on a bad faith claim which had…
Bad faith claims failed in two recent New Jersey cases, one in the Superior Court’s Appellate Division, and the other after removal to federal court. Case…