United States Third Circuit
Post v. St. Paul Travelers Ins. Co., 10-3088, 10-3300
In an attorney's suit against his legal malpractice insurer claiming, inter alia, insurance bad faith and breach of contract, the district court's grant of summary judgment in defendant's favor on the bad faith claim is affirmed, as because the defendant performed what appears to be an adequate investigation, and because the sanctions exclusion in the policy provided it a reasonable basis for denying coverage, defendant did not engage in insurance bad faith. However, district court's damage award for breach of contract is vacated and remanded for a recalculation of the amount of fees and expenses incurred by plaintiff that are to be reimbursed by defendant.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/31/2012
- Published 07/31/2012
Judges
- Ambro
Court
- United States Third Circuit