Judge: Insurer’s Revision Of Estimate In Insurance Dispute Not In Bad Faith

Mealey's (December 7, 2016, 2:02 PM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 5 granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on an insured’s claim for insurance bad faith in a homeowners insurance dispute, ruling that the insured failed to show that the insurer’s actions during the investigation and subsequent issuance of an estimate and revised estimates rise to the level of bad faith under Pennsylvania law (Joan Yatsonsky v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 15-1777, M.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167224)....