Suit Limitation Provision Bars Insureds’ Breach Of Contract, Bad Faith Suit

(May 24, 2024, 12:46 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Breach of contract and bad faith claims alleged against a homeowners insurer and based on the insurer’s handling of a claim for fire damages cannot proceed because the insureds failed to file suit within one year of the loss as required by the policy’s one-year suit limitation, a Pennsylvania federal judge said May 23 in dismissing the claims without prejudice....