No Bad Faith for “Reasonable, Not Perfect” Claims Handling

Mar 15, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment after finding that an insurer’s procedures need only be reasonable, not perfect and that the insurer did not act in bad faith regarding...

Attorneys O’Neal, Washowich & Rafferty Successfully Remove Class Action Suit, Resulting in Plaintiff’s Voluntary Dismissal

Mar 14, 2023 | News

Burns White attorneys Stuart O’Neal, Lyle Washowich, and Ken Rafferty successfully removed a class action suit to Federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), resulting in Plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of the case in its...

No Bad Faith or “Nefarious Purpose” in Updating Liability Assessment & Settlement Value

Mar 10, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Adam Murdock, Esq. The Middle District of Pennsylvania recently granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a bad faith claim after finding that the insured failed to produce sufficient evidence to show the insurer lacked a reasonable basis for its...

Illegal Action as a Bar to Recovery: In Pari Delicto in the Healthcare Malpractice Context

Mar 9, 2023 | Articles & Updates

Article by Anne Frankel, Esq. and Josey Richards, Law Clerk. Published in the Professional Liability Defense Quarterly, Volume 15, Issue 1 in March 2023. This article discusses the issue of whether a plaintiff’s illegal action may preclude recovery as a matter of...

Attorneys Kane & Harlovic Obtain Dismissal for a Multi-National Foreign-Based Corporation

Mar 8, 2023 | News

Attorneys Brian Kane and Emily Harlovic successfully obtained the dismissal of a multi-national foreign-based corporation from a substantial property loss case involving a fire allegedly caused by a lithium-ion battery cell manufactured by the...