In this case, Western District Magistrate Judge Kelly ordered production of the insurer’s claim handling guidelines. The insurer denied UIM coverage, claiming the insureds waived…
Year: 2020
The insured brought suit over a $500 valuation dispute. The carrier valued the insured’s car at $2,500 ($3,000 less at $500 deductible), and repairs were…
In Western District Magistrate Judge Dodge’s May 2020 opinion in this case, the court allowed this UIM bad faith claim to survive a motion to…
The court dismissed this bad faith case for lack of diversity. Still, Judge Hornak opined on whether the plaintiff successfully alleged an amount in controversy…
This is the latest of many 2020 bad faith cases dismissed for failing to allege more than conclusory allegations. It is the second opinion this…
The Third Circuit addressed the central issue of whether the defendant was an insured, and how to analyze that factual issue in ruling on coverage…
In this first party medical benefits case, the insured generally alleged that the carrier breached the policy and failed to pay medical benefits on all…
The insurer successfully moved to dismiss a UIM bad faith claim. While the plaintiff pleaded sufficient facts to show the insurer’s conduct was unreasonable, plaintiff…
This case involves a missing disability insurance policy. The insured claimed he never received the original policy in 1990. By the time of his disability…
The injured plaintiff had UIM insurance stacked for four vehicles. With stacking, this UIM coverage amounted to $60,000. The insured agreed to settle his claim…