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Date: 07-03-2024
Case Style:
Susan and Craig May v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Case Number: 5:23-cv-04979
Judge: Elizabeth T. Hey
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Ralph Anthony Michetti
Description:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on bad faith breach of 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: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.
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