Bad Faith Claim To Proceed; Insured Sufficiently Stated Facts In Support Of Claim

Mealey's (November 22, 2019, 1:19 PM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Nov. 19 denied an auto insurer’s motion to dismiss a bad faith claim after determining that the insured sufficiently alleged facts in support of his contention that the insurer acted unreasonably in handling his claim for benefits under the auto policy (Joseph J. Ranieli v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 19-1176, M.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200380)....