While not directly a bad faith case, this Third Circuit decision creates an important annotation to the Kvaerner doctrine. Specifically, after last week’s Sapa Extrusions…
Month: September 2019
In this putative class action, plaintiff sought declaratory relief under the Unfair Insurance Practice Act (UIPA). The court observed that there is no private right…
The trial court had determined a life insurance policy was not in effect at the time plaintiff’s husband died, and dismissed breach of contract and…
In this UIM bad faith case, the court dismissed the bad faith count with leave to amend, struck all allegations referencing fiduciary duty, and dismissed…
The insured purchased various life insurance coverages for her son. She answered no to questions about whether he had any chronic health problems requiring periodic…
This UIM case involved two policies, a garage/auto policy and an umbrella policy. The crux of the issue was the insureds’ position that a UIM…