Cooper v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company’s (Nationwide) petition to transfer venue of the underlying bad faith action from Philadelphia County to Pike County on the basis of forum non conveniens. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this decision.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Seymour Cooper purchased an automobile insurance policy from Nationwide, which provided for two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,-000.00) in…