This post summarizes two bad faith opinions issued by New Jersey District Judge Hillman in September. CASE 1 – FIRST PARTY PROPERTY BAD FAITH CLAIM…
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The plaintiff-excess insurer sued a primary auto insurance carrier for failing to settle within its $1,000,000 policy limits. The case went to trial against the…
The insured suffered property damage. Under the policy, the insurer would initially pay actual cash value for the loss, and would subsequently pay replacement value…
This Superstorm Sandy case involved a $400,000 discrepancy in damage estimates between the insured’s and insurer’s adjustors. The court found a material issue of fact…
This first party bad faith case centered on damage to plaintiff’s automobile. The insured claimed the carrier knowingly failed to tender the true value of…
The insured alleged that she “purchased an ‘all risk insurance policy’ from [the insurer], which covered [the insured’s] home and personal property, including coverage for…
In this case, the insured submitted a claim to its insurer as a result of wind and flood damage sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The insured…
In Beyer v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, a Pennsylvania federal court was called upon to apply New Jersey law to a first party…
In State National Insurance Company v. County of Camden, the County was sued for a serious personal injury sustained when the injured party drove off…
In Correnti v. Merchs. Preferred Ins. Co., the court granted a carrier’s motion for summary judgment filed in response to the insureds’ suit for bad…