Insurance bad faith in Pennsylvania /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McMonigle, Richard L
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : The Legal Intelligencer, 2019
Edition:19th edition
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Online Access:http://www.lawjournalpress.com/pdfs/bf19.pdf
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical development of bad faith
  • Common law bad faith in Pennsylvania
  • Parties to a bad faith action under [section] 8371
  • The nature and scope of an action under [section] 8371
  • Defining bad faith under [section] 8371
  • Procedural issues in bad faith actions
  • Pleading and proving bad faith
  • Examples where courts have found bad faith may exist
  • Examples where bad faith has been found not to exist
  • Damages recoverable : attorney's fees, costs and interest
  • Damages recoverable : compensatory damages
  • Damages recoverable : punitive damages
  • Discovery in bad faith litigation
  • Application of bad faith to medical and wage loss claims under the motor vehicle financial responsibility law
  • Reverse bad faith
  • Additional issues under the bad faith statute
  • The Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and insurer bad faith statute
  • Verdict index