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Cohen v. Ohio Casualty Group

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 2009
Civil Action No. 07-cv-1620 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 6, 2009)

Summary

denying motion to dismiss claim for bad faith where plaintiff alleged that defendant acted in reckless disregard for plaintiff's rights and breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing in denying payment of certain benefits

Summary of this case from Keppol v. State Farm Ins.

Opinion

Civil Action No. 07-cv-1620.

March 6, 2009


MEMORANDUM ORDER


On August 27, 2008, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Cathy Bissoon for pretrial proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A) and (B), and Rules 72.1.3 and 72.1.4 of the Local Rules for Magistrates.

On January 30, 2009, the magistrate judge issued a Report (Doc. 21) recommending that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Doc. 7) be granted in part and denied in part. Service of the Report and Recommendation was made on the parties, and no objections have been filed.

After a review of the pleadings and documents in the case, together with the Report and Recommendation, the following Order is entered: AND NOW, on this 5th day of March, 2009, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (Doc. 7) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, as described in the Report and Recommendation.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Bissoon dated January 30, 2009 is hereby adopted as the opinion of the District Court.


Summaries of

Cohen v. Ohio Casualty Group

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 2009
Civil Action No. 07-cv-1620 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 6, 2009)

denying motion to dismiss claim for bad faith where plaintiff alleged that defendant acted in reckless disregard for plaintiff's rights and breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing in denying payment of certain benefits

Summary of this case from Keppol v. State Farm Ins.

denying motion to dismiss UTPCPL claim where "Plaintiffs have alleged more than the mere refusal to pay their claim"

Summary of this case from Haines v. State Auto Property Casualty Ins. Co.
Case details for

Cohen v. Ohio Casualty Group

Case Details

Full title:ALAN COHEN and CAROL COHEN, his wife, individually and jointly…

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 6, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 07-cv-1620 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 6, 2009)

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