A Pennsylvania judge has rejected a hospital’s efforts to seal a bad-faith lawsuit it filed against its excess insurance carrier, dismissing arguments that opening the record up to the public could reveal confidential details about settlement talks and valuation methods.

Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Terrence Nealon on May 8 denied Moses Taylor Hospital’s efforts to seal from the public all the records associated with the lawsuit it recently brought against its excess insurance carrier, Coverys, and the company’s underwriter, ProSelect Insurance Co.

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