From April through August 2020, we’ve posted 51 times on the Bad Faith Blog. Subtracting four posts during that time focusing solely on covid-19 issues…
Month: August 2020
This statutory bad faith opinion issued out of the Western District of Pennsylvania yesterday. The court finds no coverage based on a one-year suit limitation…
After 24 years, 22 in litigation, it appears Berg v. Nationwide finally reached an end yesterday when the Supreme Court, in a split decision, dismissed…
In this non-precedential decision, Pennsylvania’s Superior Court followed federal case law out of the Eastern District, Feingold v. Liberty Mutual, in holding that a client’s…
In this case, the insurer moved for summary judgment on bad faith, and the insured did not respond to the motion. After a review of…
A homeowner filed counterclaims against his lender in a foreclosure action. The counterclaims included an insurance bad faith claim. The Superior Court affirmed the trial…
Eastern District Judge Marston reviews three lines of U.S. Supreme Court and Third Circuit precedent in determining when, and whether, the burden of proof in…
The insured failed to plead a plausible bad faith claim in this first party property loss case. We will address two things about this case. …
This Western District UM bad faith decision aligns with recent Eastern and Middle District cases in finding that the insureds failed to plead a plausible…
The essence of the insured’s case is the insurer settled claims against the insured without the insured’s knowledge or permission, and without adequate investigation. The…