Mealey's (December 21, 2020, 10:10 AM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — Based on the facts presented in an insured’s complaint against his automobile insurance provider for breach of contract and statutory bad faith, dismissal of the claims is unnecessary at this stage in the litigation because the insured has pleaded facts sufficient to withstand such a motion, a federal magistrate judge in Pennsylvania ruled Dec. 8 in recommending that the insurer’s motion be denied (Cody Mertz v. Mid-Century Insurance Co., No. 20-690, M.D. Pa., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 231357)....