Insured Cannot Support Breach Of Contract Claim In Water Damage Dispute

Mealey's (March 24, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge on March 19 dismissed an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith claims against an insurer after determining that the insured failed to show that the insurer breached its contract by relying on the policy’s wear and tear exclusion to deny coverage to the insured for water damages to her home....