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Date: 04-13-2024

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Daniel H. Shapira, et al. v. American General Life Insurance Company

Case Number: 2:23-cv-01855

Judge: W. Scott Hardy

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Daniel J. Stuart

Defendant's Attorney: Jason Richardson

Description: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.

The courts have generally defined the term “bad faith” as referring to a “frivolous and unfounded” refusal to pay policy proceeds, involving “conduct which imports a dishonest purpose” and involves the breach of the insurer's known duty of good faith and fair dealing through “some motive of self-interest or ill will.”

Outcome: 04/03/2024 18 STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice by AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Richardson, Jason) (Entered: 04/03/2024)
04/03/2024 19 ORDER approving 18 Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice. The Clerk of Court is to mark this CASE CLOSED. Signed by Judge W. Scott Hardy on 4/3/2024. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (kas) (Entered: 04/03/2024)

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