The claim involves property losses to a hydroponic organic farming operation, where the event causing the loss was in dispute. Both parties engaged experts to…
Category: PA - Delay (Insured)
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…
Middle District Judge Conner dismissed this UIM bad faith claim on three grounds. First, the complaint relied upon conclusory averments, and lacked sufficient factual allegations…
This UIM bad faith case had survived a motion to dismiss, but summary judgment ended the plaintiff’s bad faith claim. Eastern District Judge Leeson had…
In Western District Magistrate Judge Dodge’s May 2020 opinion in this case, the court allowed this UIM bad faith claim to survive a motion to…
We do not often see Pennsylvania’s state courts addressing “conclusory” allegations in bad faith cases. In this case, the Superior Court makes clear that conclusory…
This UIM bad faith claim involved allegations of delayed investigation and settlement payment. The insurer moved for summary judgment, which Eastern District Judge Robreno granted.…
In this UIM bad faith case, the court set out a detailed claims handling history. It shows an active claims handler, conflicting expert reports, and…
This post includes two opinions from consecutive days issued by the same judge in the Eastern District. In these two opinions, the court sets forth…
In this UIM case, the actual record warranted summary judgment for the insurer, despite allegations of bad faith to the contrary. The insured submitted a…