Suit Limitation Provision Bars Disability, Bad Faith Suit, 3rd Circuit Panel Says

Mealey's ( December 7, 2022, 12:00 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A district court correctly concluded that an insured’s breach of contract and bad faith suit against a disability insurer is barred by the policy’s three-year suit limitation provision because the insured failed to file the suit within three years after the expiration of the 90-day appeal period following the termination of her disability benefits, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Dec. 6....