Kennedy v. Allstate, No. 15-2221 (E.D. Pa. July 8, 2015).
District Court recognizes possibility that insurance adjusters owe a duty of care to insureds that would be breached by failing to conduct a reasonable...more
9/21/2015
/ Allstate ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Bad Faith ,
Car Accident ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Duty of Care ,
E&O Policies ,
Insurance Industry ,
Motorcycle Accidents ,
Negligence ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Punitive Damages ,
Summary Judgment ,
Travelers Property Casualty Co. ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Eighth Circuit: No Bad Faith Where Insured Failed to Make a Sufficient Demand and Insurer Refused to Entertain Settlement Offer Prior to Completing Investigation -
Purscell v. Tico Ins. Co., No. 13-2362, 2015 WL 3855253...more
8/13/2015
/ Allstate ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Car Accident ,
Claim Denial Letters ,
DUI ,
Insurance Industry ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Punitive Damages ,
State Farm ,
Wrongful Death
In This Issue:
- District of South Carolina: No Support For Award of Punitive Damages Where Insured Failed To Prove Recklessness by Insurer
- Supreme Court of Missouri Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment for...more
On December 15, 2014, in the case of Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Wolfe, No. 39 MAP 2014, slip op. at 1 (Pa. Dec. 15, 2014), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that an insured may assign a statutory bad faith claim...more
In This Issue:
- Southern District of California Denies Motion to Dismiss Bad Faith Claim in Homeowners Policy Dispute
- Northern District of Indiana: No Bad Faith Where Insurer Has a Rational Basis for its...more
CONTENTS
- Northern District of Texas: No Bad Faith for Denying Property Damage Claim Due to Insured’s Failure to Allow Insurer More Than a Day’s Time for Inspection Prior to Insured’s Remediation
- District of...more