This case involves first party property damage claims under a homeowners policy, arising from water damage after a hurricane. Ultimately, the insurer did not dispute…
Category: PA - Delay (Investigation/Claims handling)
This is a delay in payment bad faith case, based on fire damage to a home. There is no dispute case coverage was due, and…
Two underinsured motorist plaintiffs agreed to a high-low arbitration with their carrier. One agreed to a $5,000 – $65,000 range and the other to a…
The underinsured motorist bad faith claim in the original complaint was dismissed without prejudice, for pleading only conclusory allegations or facts that did not plausibly…
The insured brought bad faith claims for failure to pay UIM benefits and wage loss benefits. The insurer unsuccessfully moved to dismiss those claims. The…
The UIM bad faith plaintiff pleaded sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss her bad faith claim. Her Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection…
This case involved a dispute over whether the insurer acted in bad faith by paying for a damaged car’s value, instead of paying to repair…
This matter involves a dispute over application of an auto insurance policy’s “regular use exclusion” and underinsured motorist coverage. The carrier asserted the exclusion, and…
“If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.” That didn’t work in this case, where a bad faith claim was dismissed with prejudice…
The insureds brought breach of contract and bad faith claims in connection with water damage to their home. Eastern District Judge Tucker granted the insurer…