Joann Enrique, Plaintiff Below, Appellant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Defendant Below, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed summary judgment for State Farm on Enrique's bad-faith claim arising from its handling of her uninsured-motorist claim. Applying de novo review, the Court held that the record showed genuine disputes about injury causation and claim value, but no evidence that State Farm lacked reasonable justification or acted with reckless indifference. Chief Justice Strine, joined by Judge Danberg, dissented and would have held that the evidence permitted a jury to decide whether State Farm acted in bad faith.