Legal Opinion
Goddard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 16, 2014No. Civil Action No. 11-6309PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
O’NEILL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Phillip Goddard sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company for breach of contract and bad faith arising from defendant’s refusal to pay uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM7UIM) benefits to Goddard. Presently before me is defendant’s second motion for summary judgment and plaintiffs response thereto.1 For the reasons that follow, I will grant defendant’s motion.
BACKGROUND
Goddard was in an automobile accident in Philadelphia on August 6, 1998 that occurred due to the negligence of an uninsured or underinsured driver. Dkt. No. 3 at ¶¶ 7-8.…
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