Judge: Regular Use Exception Precludes Coverage In Insurance Bad Faith Suit

Mealey's (November 1, 2017, 9:15 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — An insurer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith when denying coverage under an automobile insurance policy for an insured who was injured in an automobile accident while traveling in a work vehicle because the accident was subject to a “regular use exception” in the policy, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Oct. 30 in granting the insurer’s summary judgment motion (Douglas Reeves v. The Travelers Companies, No. 16-6448, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179720)....