Ohio Supreme Court clarifies that attorney-client privileged communications in an insurer’s claim file are discoverable only upon a prima facie showing of “bad faith” and a determination by the trial court, following an...more
Pennsylvania’s bad‑faith statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 8371, permits insureds to recover certain damages in “action[s] arising under an insurance policy … [if] the insurer has acted in bad faith towards the insured ….” In Eastern...more
Micron Tech., Inc. v. Longhorn IP LLC, 2025 WL 3672528 (Fed Cir. Dec. 18, 2025) - Instead of decking the halls for Christmas, the Federal Circuit decked Longhorn by dismissing its appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Idaho,...more
On September 1, 2022, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held, as a matter of first impression, that a surety is not subject to Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8731. In Eastern Steel Constructors, Inc. v....more