The insured asked Eastern District Judge Pratter to reconsider her rulings in this matter, issued two weeks earlier. Those rulings are summarized in this post.…
Category: PA - Litigation Conduct Claims
The insured suffered a significant fire loss, and made various property damage and lost business claims to the insurer. Some of these claims were paid,…
Plaintiff successfully stated a bad faith claim in this underinsured motorist case. Plaintiff alleged serious injuries, lost earnings and earning capacity, and emotional injuries. The…
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…
The instant dispute involves the depositions of the claims handler and a corporate designee, as well as the scope of document discovery. The insurer made…
The court denied the insurer’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s UIM bad faith. Key issues were the insurer’s having failed to adduce evidence explaining…
The court reiterates here that (1) bad faith claims must be pleaded with supporting factual allegations, (2) there is no private cause of action for…
This UIM case involved two policies, a garage/auto policy and an umbrella policy. The crux of the issue was the insureds’ position that a UIM…
Sometimes, lengthy litigation is described as an odyssey, warranted or not. In the Berg v. Nationwide case, the litigation has gone on as long as…
The insured alleged bad faith based on the insurer’s introduction and reliance on allegedly biased expert testimony in this underinsured motorist case. The District Court…