Insured’s ‘Conclusory Allegations’ Lead To Dismissal Of Bad Faith Claim

Mealey's (December 20, 2018, 10:16 AM EST) -- SCRANTON, Pa. — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Dec. 12 ruled that an insured has failed to sufficiently plead her claim for statutory bad faith against her automobile insurance provider because the claim is “premised largely on bare-bones conclusory allegations which are not sufficient to state a bad faith claim” (Lauren Antidormi Moran v. United Services Automobile Association [USAA], No. 18-2085, M.D. Pa., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209315)....