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BAD FAITH BLOG REACHES 14TH ANNIVERSARY
The Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad Faith Case Law Blog is celebrating its 14th anniversary. We’ve posted nearly 1,700 case summaries since June of 2006, with hundreds of thousands of views....
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If you want to get an overview on the law of removal and remand in bad faith...
Eastern District Judge Marston reviews three lines of U.S. Supreme Court and Third Circuit precedent in determining when, and whether, the burden of proof in establishing the jurisdictional minimum for...
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THE BERG ODYSSEY HAS ENDED
After 24 years, 22 in litigation, it appears Berg v. Nationwide finally reached an end yesterday when the Supreme Court, in a split decision, dismissed plaintiffs’ appeal. To quote: “PER CURIAM AND...
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How has Covid-19 affected the number of bad faith opinions issued?
From April through August 2020, we’ve posted 51 times on the Bad Faith Blog. Subtracting four posts during that time focusing solely on covid-19 issues without mentioning bad faith, there are 47 posts...
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STATUTORY BAD FAITH CLAIMS NOT SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION (Pennsylvania Superior...
This case involved the arbitrability of statutory bad faith claims. The Superior Court relied upon its 23-year old decision in Nealy v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co., 695 A.2d 79 (Pa. Super....
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THREE DISCOVERY OPINIONS OUT OF THE MIDDLE DISTRICT: (1) PLAINTIFFS CAN...
Middle District Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr. recently issued three discovery opinions arising out of a first party fire property damage case. The insureds claimed a total loss, and sued...
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TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN ALLOWING INSURED TO AMEND AT TRIAL TO...
At trial, the Pennsylvania court permitted plaintiff orally to amend her claims to add a count for bad faith under New Jersey law, after the insurer had closed its case. The trial court had earlier...
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THE ROLE OF BAD FAITH IN AN EQUITABLE SUBROGATION CASE (Third Circuit –...
In this case, the Third Circuit addresses the elements of equitable subrogation between insurers, a useful opinion for coverage counsel dealing with insurer vs. insurer disputes. Here, we only mention...
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BAD FAITH BLOG CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY
It has been 15 years since we started this blog, focusing on insurance bad faith law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our simple goal has been to report on court opinions as we locate them, and report...
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FINAL BLOG POST
This will be the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Insurance Bad Faith Case Law Blog’s final post. Fineman, Krekstein & Harris partner Jay Barry Harris originated the idea for this Blog in 2006. A...
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