Jul 8, 2019 | Articles & Updates
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment as to both the coverage and bad faith claims, holding that there could be no bad faith where there was no coverage. See Beautyman v....
Jul 7, 2019 | Articles & Updates
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that extrinsic evidence could not be used in determining whether an insurer had a duty to defend. See Kiely v. Philadelphia Contributionship Ins. Co., 206 A.3d 1140 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). In Kiely, an insured was sued...
Jun 25, 2019 | Articles & Updates
On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a claim of unseaworthiness in a 6-3 decision. See Dutra Group v. Batterton, 588 U.S. __ (2019). As developed over the years, a claim of unseaworthiness is a...
