Bad Faith, Punitive Damages Claims Dismissed In Auto Insurance Dispute

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 12:40 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on April 22 ruled that an insured failed to sufficiently plead facts supporting her claim that her automobile insurance provider acted in bad faith under Pennsylvania law in the handling of the insured’s claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage (Joann Hwang v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 19-927, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67955)....