Judge: Insureds Failed To Sufficiently Plead Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer

(December 1, 2017, 11:22 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Insureds in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit against their automobile insurance provider have failed to plead the necessary facts to support their claim that their insurer acted in bad faith in the handling of the underinsured motorist (UIM) claim, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Nov. 17 in granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss (Edward Sherman, et al. v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 17-4822, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 190363)....