Middle District Judge Mannion denied the insurer’s motion to remand this UIM bad faith case. The plaintiff had $15,000 in UIM coverage, which was eventually…
Month: July 2021
Eastern District Judge Tucker explains the similarities and differences between common law and statutory bad faith, in granting the insurer summary judgment on the statutory…
This is a first party property damage breach of contract and bad faith case. The insurer denied coverage on the basis that the loss was…
The excellent, and important, TortTalk blog has posted a summary of Monroe County Judge Williamson’s decision in Sabajo v. Allstate, granting summary judgment to the…
Here are quick summaries of two recent Pennsylvania Eastern District bad faith cases. TAKING CONTRARY POSITIONS IN SUBROGATION AND UNINSURED MOTORIST CASES ON INSURED’S CULPABILITY…
The court found no coverage due for the insured’s business interruption losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. For those interested in the court’s reasoning on…
This first party fire loss case sets out some significant legal propositions: A plaintiff has no standing as a section 8371 assignee unless that plaintiff…
The carrier denied long-term health benefits to the insured, based on its investigation that revealed two facts indicating the insured was not as incapacitated as…
New Jersey Magistrate Judge Edward Kiehl recently severed and stay a bad faith claim, from the underlying coverage claim. Quoting precedent, he applied the following…
In this case, the court found no coverage due. In addressing whether the insured could still pursue a statutory bad faith claim, Magistrate Judge Eddy…