BAD FAITH CLAIM TIME BARRED WHEN WRIT OF SUMMONS WAS NOT PROPERLY SERVED (Philadelphia Federal)
The issue in this case involved a federal court determining the validity of service under Pennsylvania state law governing writs of summons. The court had to rule on whether service was effected before the two year bad faith statute of limitations expired. The court found that proper service was not made, but permitted the pro se plaintiff to file an amended complaint in which “she will need to show either that she properly served, or made good faith efforts to serve” the insurer.
Date of Decision: March 22, 2019
Shearer v. Allstate Insurance Co., U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania CIVIL ACTION No. 18-3277, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47770, 2019 WL 1317635 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 22, 2019) (Pratter, J.)
