Common-Law Bad Faith, Statutory Bad Faith Claims Dismissed In Auto Suit

(November 3, 2023, 12:34 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge granted an auto insurer’s motion to dismiss claims for common-law bad faith, statutory bad faith and violation of Pennsylvania’s unfair trade practices law in an auto coverage dispute because the common-law bad faith claim is barred by res judicata and because the complaint does not allege facts in support of a statutory bad faith claim or an unfair trade practices claim....