3rd Circuit Panel Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling In Bad Faith Lawsuit

Mealey's (January 11, 2018, 11:34 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal district court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of an insurer in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit because the insurer paid full coverage limits for mold remediation under the terms of a homeowners insurance policy and, thus, could not have acted in bad faith, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Jan. 10 in affirming (Mary Ann Andrews, et al. v. Merchants Mutual Insurance Co., No. 17-1413, 3rd Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 637)....