Oct 6, 2017 | News Archives
Christin Kochel obtained a defense verdict for her client after a two day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The case involved a rear end motor vehicle accident in which liability was not disputed. Plaintiff was limited tort and the jury was asked...
Oct 3, 2017 | Articles/E-Alerts
On September 28, 2017, in the Estate of Thomas Coughlin v. Massaquoi, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania declined to adopt a bright-line rule for the admissibility of a BAC based upon the existence of independent corroborating evidence. Instead, the Court held that the...
Aug 31, 2017 | Articles/E-Alerts
Gallagher v. GEICO Indemnity, No. 87 WAL 2018 (Pa. Aug. 8 2017) granted an appeal to address the household exclusion and stacking when multiple policies, including a motorcycle policy, are issued by the same insurance company. Specifically the Court agreed to address...
Aug 27, 2017 | Articles/E-Alerts
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently provided additional guidance for when evidence of a driver’s intoxication may be admitted into evidence. In Partlow v. Gray, No. 2017 Pa. Super. 187 (Pa. Super. June 15, 2017) the defendant driver sought to exclude...
