Insured’s Bad Faith Claim Lacked Factual Support, Federal Judge Rules

(December 29, 2016, 12:50 PM EST) -- PITTSBURGH — An insured has failed to plead sufficient factual content to support his claim that his insurer acted in bad faith in failing to adequately settle his claim for underinsured motorist coverage pursuant to the terms of his automobile insurance policy, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Dec. 21 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Robert R. Mondron v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 16-412, W.D. Pa.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17604)....