Covers Pennsylvania's common law and §8371 - Pennsylvania's "Bad Faith Statute."Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania is designed for busy practicing attorneys, claims professionals, judges and law clerks. This clearly written, straightforward volume examines every important issue relating to bad faith lawsuits under Pennsylvania's common law and under §8371- Pennsylvania's "Bad Faith Statute." With this helpful book, you'll be able to handle any debate in the bad faith arena.Insurance Bad Faith in Pennsylvania includes the following:- Oversixty-five (65) new court opinions briefed and discussed- Summaries of all significant bad faith cases, organized by category- Discussion of the impact of recent important decisions, including:The ongoing litigation in Berg v. Nationwide Ins. Co.Wolfev. Allstate, and assignability of §8371 bad faith claimsMcMahon v. Medical Protective, and third-party bad faith claimsThe Supreme Court decision in Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. American Nuclear Insurers- In-depth analysis of the hottest topics in the field:The questionable expansion of first- and third-party common law bad faithContinuing debate over severance and bifurcation in post-Koken UM and UIM claimsDisputes over delay in payment and settlement negotiationsClaims for compensatory and consequential damages- Strategic considerations in presenting, and defending against, bad faith claims- The latest court decisions dealing with the discover ability of claims handling documents, and protection afforded for attorney communications and work product- Updated Verdict Index, summarizing bad faith trial verdicts in Pennsylvania

A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction discussion of the evaluation, management, settlement and litigation of bad faith cases, is provided in this anotated volume, including forms and practice aids.

The question of whether an automobile accident victim should be allowed to bring a claim for punitive damages for unfair settlement practices against another person's liability insurer Ü a so-called third-party, bad faith suit Ü has become an important policy concern. This book examines the compensation that automobile insurers paid to accident victims in California during a period, 1979 to 1988, when such punitive damages claims were permitted. This book looks at the effects of the adoption and subsequent rejection of the Royal Globe doctrine, which allowed third-party bad-faith suits, on compensation and costs of bodily injury claims. The authors find that the adoption of Royal Globe triggered sharp increases in both the average bodily compensation payment and the relative frequency of bodily injury claims in California relative to the other tort states. In contrast, the elimination of Royal Globe dramatically reversed these trends.

Drawn from a 1982 national meeting, this work covers punitive damages, excess of policy limits, discovery techniques, reinsurance indemnity, "bad faith" cases, preventive measures, and property insurance cases.