Kilmer v. Connecticut Indemnity Co.

MEMORANDUM

VANASKIE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Herbert and Elsie Kilmer have filed this diversity action alleging bad faith liability under 42 Pa. Cons.Stat. Ann. § 8371 on the part of defendant Connecticut Indemnity Company. 1 The Kilmers’ action is predicated on Connecticut Indemnity’s alleged unreasonable delay in investigating the cause of the fire which destroyed their property in Solon, New York, as well as its alleged failure to pay and/or refusal to negotiate the amount of benefits payable under its insurance policy. Connecticut Indemnity disputes Kilmers’ allegations and argues that its…