D'AMBROSIO v. Pa. Nat. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that a policyholder could not sustain an action against an insurance company based on an allegation that emotional distress was caused by a bad-faith denial of an insurance claim
• holding that a policyholder could not sustain an action against an insurance company based on an allegation that emotional distress was caused by a bad-faith denial of an insurance claim
• opining that it is the role of the General Assembly, rather than the courts, to create a cause of action for bad faith conduct
• observing that “those jurisdictions which have recognized a cause of action for bad faith conduct have cautioned that ‘[i]f the claim is ‘fairly debatable,’ no liability in tort will arise.’ ”
• stating that the UIPA serves to deter bad faith conduct in the insurance business
• stating that the UIPA serves to deter bad faith conduct in the insurance business

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).