Daily Archive for April 2nd, 2021

THIRD CIRCUIT AFFIRMS IN CASE WHERE DISTRICT COURT FOUND NO BAD FAITH WHERE NO COVERAGE DUE (Third Circuit)

Published on April 2, 2021 in PA - No coverage duty, no bad faith and PA - UIM/UM Cases. Closed

The Third Circuit affirmed a Western District decision finding no UIM coverage due because the insured rejected stacking. While not discussed in the appellate opinion, the trial court observed there could be no bad faith case if no coverage was due. This point is not expressly addressed by the Third Circuit, but it did affirm on all claims, including bad faith.

A summary of the lower court’s decision can be found here.

Dunleavy v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit No. 20-2100, 2021 WL 1042981 (3d Cir. Mar. 18, 2021) (Matey, Schwartz, Traxler, JJ.)