Jarvis v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

In this case, the plaintiffs, Genevieve D. Jarvis and John P. Jarvis, seek damages from the defendant insurance carrier for its refusal to pay and alleged bad-faith denial of health insurance benefits. The action arose when the defendant denied the plaintiffs’ claim for reimbursement of certain medical expenses, claiming that the expenses were not covered by the health insurance policy. The plaintiffs’ writ, as amended, includes counts in both contract and tort, seeking a full range of consequential and punitive damages, including an award for emotional distress. The defendant moved to…