· 4/17/1996
Doylestown Electrical Supply Co. v. Maryland Casualty Insurance
Citations
- 942 F. Supp. 1018
- 1996 WL 180021
How courts have described this case
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- noting that courts interpreting section 8371 have “consistently entertained multi-count complaints containing both unresolved insurance contract disputes and bad faith claims”
- noting that courts interpreting section 8371 have \consistently entertained multi-count complaints 8 containing both unresolved insurance contract disputes and bad faith claims\
- rejecting a vagueness challenge to the term “bad faith” because “Pennsylvania jurisprudence provides sufficient guidance” to enforcement officials
- so long as claim under insurance policy is ripe for judicial determination, bad faith issue is also ripe
- “A plaintiff may succeed on its bad faith claim even if it fails on the underlying breach of contract claim.”
- so long as claim under insurance policy is ripe for judicial determination, bad faith issue is also ripe
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Judges: Padova
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