Lack Of Factual Allegations Dooms Bad Faith Claim, Federal Judge Rules

Mealey's (December 8, 2016, 1:53 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Dismissal an insured’s bad faith claim against his insurer for failure to pay uninsured motorist benefits pursuant to an automobile insurance policy is proper because the insured failed to state any factual allegations to support his bad faith claim, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Dec. 5 (Vincent Talotta v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 16-5557, E.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167248)....