Legal Opinion
BIELA v. WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 4, 2019No. 2:19-cv-04383Unknown
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOROTHY BIELA, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 19-04383 WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. Defendant. PAPPERT, J. December 4, 2019 MEMORANDUM Dorothy Biela uses an oil-fired boiler to heat her home. The oil tank ruptured spilling oil throughout her property. She sued Westfield Insurance Company for breach of contract and bad faith after Westfield denied her all-risk homeowner’s insurance claim. Westfield removed the case and moved to dismiss Count II, the bad faith claim. For the reasons below, the Court grants the motion with…
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