Pennsylvania Federal Judge Finds Insurer Did Not Delay Or Lowball Payment Of Fire Damages Claim After Two Fires At Home

PITTSBURGH - The claimants in a dispute over damages from a home fire claim failed to show that their insurer unreasonably delayed paying their claim, lowballed its valuations of loss or refused to pay additional living expenses (ALE) in bad faith, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Jan. 11, granting partial summary judgment to the insurer (Harold G. Seto, et al. v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 2:10-cv-00505, W.D. Pa.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3306). Read the Complaint, Summary Judgment Motion documents, and the Full story on lexis.com