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Eastern District of Pennsylvania Grants Insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate and Stay a Bad Faith Claim
Magistrate Judge Timothy Rice
Legal Update for Insurance Services – December 30, 2020, has been prepared for o
PA Supreme Court: Berg Is Dead After 24 Years But Its Issues Remain Very Much Alive
On August 25, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court published its long-aw
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - August 27, 2020, has been pr
State Trial Court Extends Gallagher v. Geico to Invalidate a Regular Use Exclusion in a UIM Endorsement to a Personal Auto Policy
Rush v. Erie Ins. Exch., No. CV-2019-01979 (C.C.P. Northampton Cnty. PA June 26, 2020) (Baratta, J.).
Superior Court Warns Insurers: Be Specific in RORs and Update Them When Necessary
In Selective Way Ins. Co. v. MAK Servs., 2020 Pa. Super. LEXIS 342 (Pa. Super.
Legal Update for Insurance Services - April 29, 2020, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Bad Faith Law From NJ Assembly Finance Committee Is Structured to Strike a Blow to Auto Carriers
In June of 2018, the New Jersey Senate passed a bad faith bill, marking the first time a bad faith bill made it out of the Senate.
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - April 24, 2020, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Supreme Court Pulls Trigger on Expanding Scope of Occurrence Coverage
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rendered an important coverage decision construing the common “occurrence” and “expected or intended” language in homeowners and personal liability policies.
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - April 23, 2020, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Court Dismisses Bad Faith Claim Where Insurer Had Reasonable Basis for Its Valuation of UIM Claim
Debellis v. Mid-Century Ins. Co., 18-cv-0214 (W.D. Pa. 2018)
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - January 31, 2019, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Court Dismisses Bad Faith Claim and Rejects Insured’s Argument that Insurer Made a ‘Low-Ball’ Offer to Settle
Rau v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Ins. Co., 3:16-cv-0359 (M.D. Pa. 2018)
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - January 31, 2019, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Plaintiff's Demand Package and Preexisting Medical Condition Lead Court to Side with Insurer
Newhouse v. Geico Cas. Co., 4:17-cv-00477 (M.D. Pa. 2018)
Legal Updates for Insurance Services - January 31, 2019, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.