Hollock v. Erie Insurance Exchange

¶ 1 Erie Insurance Exchange (Erie) filed this appeal from the judgment entered following a non-jury verdict in favor of Jean A. Holloek on her claim of insurance bad faith. See 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8371. In its brief to this Court, Erie contends that Hollock’s evidence was insufficient to sustain a finding of bad faith, and that the court misapplied controlling caselaw, entered the verdict in opposition to the weight of the evidence, and granted excessive punitive damages. Upon review, this Court listed the matter for consideration by an en banc panel and asked the parties to brief and argue the…