A surety cannot be sued by an obligee under Pennsylvania’s bad faith statute because the law allows for claims only by insureds and against their insurers, a federal judge has ruled.
In The Norwood Co. v. RLI Insurance Co., Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell A. Reed Jr. rejected the plaintiff’s argument that § 8371 should be liberally construed because the law is remedial.
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