KVAERNER NORTH AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION INC. v. ALLIANZ GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY
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MEMORANDUM ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 38 ) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment on Choice of Law Applicable to Bad-Faith Claims (Doc. 42 ) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER O RDERED that Plaintiff is granted leave to amend its Complaint to assert state law claims of bad faith under Pennsylvania law, which the Court notes Plaintiff filed on February 21, 2017 (See Doc. 63 ). The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation dated January 26, 2017 (Doc. 57), hereby is ADOPTED as the Opinion of the District Court. Signed by Judge Cathy Bissoon on 2/27/17. (jwr)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KVAERNER NORTH AMERICAN
CONSTRUCTION INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALLIANZ GLOBAL RISKS US
INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
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Civil Action No. 15-1460
Judge Cathy Bissoon
Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell
MEMORANDUM ORDER
This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Robert C. Mitchell for pretrial
proceedings in accordance with the Magistrates Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(l)(A) and (B), and
Local Rule of Civil Procedure 72.
On January 26, 2017, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report (Doc. 57) recommending that
Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 38) be granted, that Plaintiff’s Motion
for Summary Judgment on Choice of Law Applicable to Bad-Faith Claims (Doc. 42) be denied
and that Plaintiff be granted leave to amend its Complaint to assert state law claims of bad faith
under Pennsylvania law. 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:
Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. 38) is GRANTED and
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Choice of Law Applicable to Bad-Faith Claims
(Doc. 42) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff is granted leave to amend its
Complaint to assert state law claims of bad faith under Pennsylvania law, which the Court notes
Plaintiff filed on February 21, 2017 (See Doc. 63). The Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation dated January 26, 2017 (Doc. 57), hereby is adopted as the Opinion of the
District Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
February 27, 2017
s/Cathy Bissoon
Cathy Bissoon
United States District Judge
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