Wilson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN G. HEYBURN, II, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Steven Wilson, claims State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) acted in bad faith and delayed payment of his claim. Both parties have moved for summary judgment. The basic issue is whether State Farm acted in bad faith by delaying payment of the policy limits until it determined the exact amount of a known Medicare lien. For the reasons that follow, the Court will deny Plaintiffs motion and sustain Defendant’s.

I

The parties agree on the basic facts. On August 29, 2009, Plaintiff was the passenger of…