In this UIM breach of contract and bad faith case, the insureds were severely injured by a drunk driver. There was $600,000 in UIM coverage.…
Month: October 2019
It has been over thirteen years since we started the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad Faith Case Law Blog. This week we uploaded our…
Plaintiff’s house burned down. Before ultimately paying full benefits, the insurer conducted a lengthy, detailed, and wide-ranging arson investigation. The insured brought a breach of…
The excellent Tort Talk Blog posted a summary of a recent Monroe County decision dismissing statutory and common law bad faith claims because the plaintiffs…
In Feedspot’s recent list of “Top 50 Insurance Law Blogs, News Websites and Newsletters To Follow in 2019”, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad…
This breach of contract and bad faith action outlines what a court may consider in addressing a motion for judgment on the pleadings. In this…
This is a breach of contract and bad faith disability benefits case. The court originally granted the insurer summary judgment on bad faith, based on…
In this UIM case, the tortfeasor’s insurer settled for $15,000, and the injured insured demanded the $300,000 UIM policy limits from his own carrier. The insurer did not…
In this case, New Jersey’s Appellate Division affirmed the dismissal and grant of summary judgment to the insurer on all claims, but reversed the trial…
In this case, an insurer won declaratory judgment on coverage based on an assault or battery exclusion. Fineman Krekstein & Harris partner Diane B. Sher and…