Legal Opinion
Hamm v. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 7, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2:11-CV-00614PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARK R. HORNAK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs George R. and Alethia A. Hamm, husband and wife, allege claims for breach of contract and bad faith against Defendant Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“Allstate”). Specifically, Plaintiffs seek to recover under a homeowner’s insurance policy for alleged damage to their property, and also contend that Defendant acted in bad faith in denying their insurance claim in violation of Pennsylvania law under 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8371.
Pending before the court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment seeking dismissal of Plaintiffs’ claims in…
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