Your homeowners or automobile insurance company can have two different and distinct personalities. When you are faithfully paying your premiums, they’re nice and friendly. But when you make a property damage claim with your insurance company, such as a homeowners’ claim for damage to your home caused by a fire, hailstorm, windstorm, or water damage, or an automobile insurance claim for damage to one of your vehicles such as a deer hit or even a stolen vehicle, customers often see a darker side of the insurance business.
At Lenahan & Dempsey, we aggressively protect the rights of policyholders like you who are being mistreated by their own insurance company.
In fact, we are at the forefront of an area of the law known as Insurance Bad Faith.
Attorney Timothy Lenahan, Managing Partner at Lenahan & Dempsey, along with Attorney Christine S. Lezinski, were the trial and appellate legal counsel in the landmark case of Hollock v Erie. This case, which we won in front of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, helped establish Bad Faith laws in Pennsylvania.
Thanks to Attorney Lenahan’s and Attorney Lezinski’s efforts and legal skills, this groundbreaking case established the right of individuals to be treated fairly by their insurance companies and, when they fail to do so, insurance companies can be held liable for often severe penalties known as “punitive damages,” which can be far in excess of the value of the original insurance claim.
Attorney Timothy Lenahan was named by Best Lawyers In America as the Insurance Lawyer of the year for 2024-2025 for his work protecting the rights of the injured against giant insurance companies for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He is a past Best Lawyers in America Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
Our success in winning Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients has also led to Judges and our peers voting our firm for inclusion in The Best Law Firms in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 law firm (the highest rating). Eight of our lawyers have been named both to Best Lawyers in America, as well as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three, John R. Lenahan, Jr. (our Firm President), Timothy Lenahan and Matthew Dempsey are named to The Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania (out of over 48,000 lawyers in Pennsylvania).
Understanding Property Damage Claims
A Property Damage claim can include the cost of repairing or replacing your home , damaged personal property, damaged or stolen cars/trucks, and more. For example, you may make a homeowner’s or renter’s claim with your insurance company for damage to your home or personal property from any one or a combination of sources such as fire, hail, burst pipes, high wind damage, and many more. Or, you may make an automobile claim with your insurance company to repair or replace your vehicle as a result of an accident, deer hit, or theft. This is the very reason we pay for insurance.
But when you make an insurance claim, sometimes your insurance company doesn’t treat you fairly and does everything in its power to deny you the money you deserve.
The Lenahan & Dempsey Classic Signs of An Insurance Bad Faith Property Damage Case
If any of the three tactics below have been used against you, call us immediately at 1.888.536.2426. You may have a claim for Insurance Bad Faith on your property damage claim.
- Has your insurance company denied your claim without providing a detailed, written explanation of exactly why the claim does not meet the requirements outlined in your policy?
- Is your insurance company using delaying tactics to move your claim along slowly?
Insurance companies are required to handle claims promptly and efficiently and to keep you up to date on the status of your claim. When the insurance company fails to do so, this could be a sign of possible Insurance Bad Faith. - Has your insurer offered you a lowball settlement? Offering you substantially lower than the true value of your claim is a common tactic insurance companies use to avoid their obligations to you under Pennsylvania law.
We Can Help In Insurance Bad Faith Property Damage Claims
If we believe you have been the victim of Insurance Bad Faith on your property damage claim, we will fight for your rights. You may be entitled to financial damages that far exceed the value of your original claim.
Insurance Bad Faith cases are highly complicated. As a leader in the field of protecting people like you in Bad Faith cases, we know how to get you the compensation you deserve. We have fought and won for families across our region in these cases.
Call For A Free No Obligation Consultation
We’re here for you throughout all of Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania as well as the Pocono Mountains Region. We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2426. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
Why Call Lenahan & Dempsey?
We literally helped to establish and set the rules in Pennsylvania on Insurance Bad Faith. Our Managing Partner Timothy Lenahan led the Lenahan legal team in taking on a giant insurer in the case of Hollock v Erie. In that case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court agreed with us – insurance companies have a legal obligation to treat their customers fairly after a claim, and the insurance company can be held liable for substantial punitive damages when they don’t.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
