Daily Archive for August 21st, 2018

AUGUST 2018 BAD FAITH CASES: ERISA PREEMPTS GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING CLAIM (Philadelphia Federal)

The court analogized a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing to a bad faith claim, in finding such claims preempted by ERISA.

Date of Decision: August 3, 2018

D’Antuono v. Temple University Health System, U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-1518, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130492, 2018 WL 3707853 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 3, 2018) (Baylson, J.)