Legal Opinion
Smith v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1996No. Civil Action 95-135 EriePublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MeLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
Presently pending before this Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss the Complaint in the above-captioned matter. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be granted only insofar as Plaintiffs’ Count II is premised directly , or indirectly on alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Unfair Insurance Practices Act, PA.STAT.ANN. tit. 40, §§ 1171.1 et seq. (1992), and the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, 31 PA.CODE §§ 146.1 et seq.. In all other respects Defendants’ motion will be denied.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Richard C. Smith and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Dona W. Horowitz, Individually and as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased Alfred Camner, Co-Executor of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company, in No. 94-1900. Dona W. Horowitz, Individually and as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased Alfred Camner, Co-Executor of the Estate of Leonard N. Horowitz, Deceased, in No. 94-1901 v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Kirkbride v. Lisbon Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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3Cited by12 opinions
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