An insurer successfully defeated a plaintiff’s attempt to keep a bad faith action in state court by “manipulating” federal diversity jurisdiction by naming an individual claims adjuster as a defendant....more
Rejecting insurance bad faith claims based on an insurer’s handling of settlement discussions, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that "an insurer’s duty to settle arises only when the injured party presents a valid offer to...more
Mitchell v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, No. 3:17cv00170-M, 2018 WL 4572664 (N.D. Miss. Sept. 24, 2018) -
Lorine Mitchell submitted a claim to State Farm for damage to her property from a storm. Under the terms of...more
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently held that a trial court’s decision to impose $18 million in punitive damages and $3 million in attorneys’ fees for violations of Pennsylvania’s Insurance Bad Faith Statute, 42 Pa....more
A federal judge in Arizona refused an insurer’s effort eight days before trial to supplement the underlying claim file in a bad faith litigation. The insurer sought to add approximately 60 pages of documents from the...more
Plaintiff Bernie Clemens was injured in a motor vehicle accident in August 2009. Clemens’ attorney helped him recover $25,000 in a supplementary underinsured motorist (SUM) claim, and then sued Clemens’ insurer under...more
In Pennsylvania, an insurance bad faith claim requires an insured to show by clear and convincing evidence that the insurer 1) lacked a reasonable basis for denying benefits under the policy, and 2) knew or recklessly...more
In This Issue:
- Western District of Washington: Insured That Violated Duties of Notice and Cooperation Could Not Make Out Claim for Bad Faith Based on Insurer’s Lengthy Investigation
- Western District of...more
Two decisions from the New Jersey Supreme Court have affirmed that there can be no liability for bad faith in cases where an insurer’s actions in denying a claim are deemed "fairly debatable." While these decisions show a...more
In This Issue:
- Court of Appeals of Michigan: Trial Court’s Incorrect Instruction on the Definition of Bad Faith Did Not Require Reversal
- District of Colorado: Insureds Have No Obligation To Hire Public...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