Breach Of Contract Claim Dismissed; Assignee’s Bad Faith Claim Proceeds, Judge Says

(January 8, 2024, 9:13 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A breach of contract claim against a homeowners insurer cannot proceed because the assignee of the insureds failed to file suit within one year of the insureds’ loss as required by the policy; however, a bad faith claim against the insurer can proceed because the assignee has standing as an injured plaintiff and as a judgment creditor to pursue the bad faith claim, a Pennsylvania federal judge said in partially granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss....