Judge Caputo dismissed a UIM based bad faith count, but with leave to amend the complaint. He found these averments to be conclusory: Failing objectively…
Month: August 2019
In this Opinion, Eastern District Judge Tucker addresses a wide range of fundamental legal issues in the context of ruling on a motion to dismiss…
In this property damage case, a policy endorsement placed defined limits on the scope of covered property damage. For example, the insured might have to…
In this case, the insured alleged that promises made in selling a disability policy differed from the terms of the policy itself, to the insured’s…
This case focuses on procedural issues and burdens of proof at trial, concerning whether the insured’s alleged fraud during an investigation was grounds to void…
The original bad faith claim in this property damage case was dismissed. A summary of that decision can be found here. The dismissal was without…
Case 1. No bad faith possible where no coverage or defense due. In this title insurance case, the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant…
Stating it was a close call, Middle District Magistrate Judge Carlson found the following well-pleaded allegations sufficient to set forth a plausible bad faith claim,…
Attached here is a link to an op-ed in the Newark Star-Ledger concerning New Jersey Senate Bill 2144, the “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act”,…
In this first-party property damage case, Judge Conner addressed a motion to sever and stay a bad faith claim, as well as a motion for…