Mealey's (February 1, 2017, 10:47 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Jan. 18 denied a professional liability insurer’s request to sever a breach of contract claim from the statutory and common-law bad faith claims and stay the bad faith claims in a law firm insured’s lawsuit seeking coverage for the costs it incurred in defending one of its attorneys against underlying criminal charges (Eizen Fineburg & McCarthy P.C. v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., No. 16-2461, E.D. Pa.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6985)....