WIESSMANN v. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Filing 19

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER THAT MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. 13) IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART AS OUTLINED HEREIN. SIGNED BY HONORABLE MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG ON 5/22/18. 5/23/18 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED.(rf, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBIN L. WIESSMANN,
Plaintiff,
v.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 16-6261

ORDER
AND NOW, this 22nd day of May, 2018, upon consideration of Defendant Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13) and Response by Plaintiff
Robin L. Wiessmann (Doc. No. 15), it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED IN
PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:
1.

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Counts I and III of the Amended Complaint is
DENIED.

2.

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Count II is DENIED to the extent Plaintiff
premises her bad faith claim on Defendant’s alleged unreasonable denial of
coverage and GRANTED to the extent Plaintiff premises her bad faith claim on
Defendant’s alleged unreasonable investigation of her claim.

It is so ORDERED.
BY THE COURT:

/s/ Mitchell S. Goldberg
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MITCHELL S. GOLDBERG, J.