Murphy v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM

BARTLE, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks benefits under a group disability policy issued by defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“Metropolitan”) to plaintiffs employer Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1 The complaint, which alleges breach of contract, and violations of Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute, 42 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 8371, and its Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, Pa.Stat.Ann. tit. 73, § 201-1 et seq., was originally filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. Metropolitan removed the action to this court on the ground that the claims involved…