Daily Archive for February 10th, 2020

The loss at issue was the result of intentional conduct by the named insured’s son, in this tragic matter. The son was also an insured under the policy.

The court found the named insured (actually his estate) could not make out a prima facie case for coverage because the loss was not accidental, and the intentional conduct was the act of an insured. Alternatively, the court found the intentional loss exclusion applied. For these reasons, the court granted summary judgment on the breach of contract claim.

As to bad faith count, the court first reiterates that the insurance coverage claims are barred under the policy. Next, “[t]he Court therefore concludes that undisputed evidence demonstrates that defendant had a reasonable basis for denying plaintiff’s claim. The bad faith claim is therefore rejected.”

Thus, summary judgment was granted on all counts.

Date of Decision: January 30, 2020

Tartour v. Safeco Insurance Co., U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-1896, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16271, 2020 WL 489467 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 30, 2020) (DuBois, J.)