This will be the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad Faith Case Law Blog’s final post. Fineman, Krekstein & Harris partner Jay Barry Harris originated…
Category: PA - General Bad Faith and Litigation Issues
It has been 15 years since we started this blog, focusing on insurance bad faith law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our simple goal has…
In this case, the Third Circuit addresses the elements of equitable subrogation between insurers, a useful opinion for coverage counsel dealing with insurer vs. insurer…
At trial, the Pennsylvania court permitted plaintiff orally to amend her claims to add a count for bad faith under New Jersey law, after the…
Middle District Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. recently issued three discovery opinions arising out of a first party fire property damage case. The insureds…
This case involved the arbitrability of statutory bad faith claims. The Superior Court relied upon its 23-year old decision in Nealy v. State Farm Mutual…
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…
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…
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 Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad Faith Case Law Blog is celebrating its 14th anniversary. We’ve posted nearly 1,700 case summaries since June of…