(March 8, 2018, 9:07 AM EST) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Feb. 28 partially denied an auto insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s bad faith counterclaim after determining that the portions of the insured’s bad faith counterclaim related to causation determinations and contract interpretation are properly alleged under Pennsylvania Consolidated Statute Section 8371 and are not preempted under Section 1797 of Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL) (Metropolitan Group Property and Casualty Insurance Co. v. William Hack, No. 16-1342, M.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31988)....