Magistrate Judge: Policy Did Not Cover Damages To Neighboring Property

(February 10, 2017, 9:45 AM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — Summary judgment on an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith claims regarding a homeowners insurance policy is proper because the claims pertain to property not subject to the insurance policy, a federal magistrate judge in Pennsylvania ruled Feb. 6 in his report and recommendation (Andrew Porter v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, No. 15-0759, M.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17142)....