Jun 19, 2014 | Articles/E-Alerts
In its simplest and most frequently-seen form, “indemnification” in the context of insurance describes the right of one party (the “indemnitee”) to be protected by a second party (the “indemnitor”) from liability to a third party. The right of indemnification may...
Jun 19, 2014 | Articles/E-Alerts
By the slimmest of margins, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has again upheld the “household vehicle exclusion” in a case which was vigorously contested not only by the parties, but also by the leading professional associations of the plaintiff and insurance defense...
Jun 19, 2014 | Articles/E-Alerts
Lurking within most insurance policies issued in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a dreaded “severability clause”; the clause which provides that: “[t]his insurance applies separately to each insured.” What does it mean? What effect does it have on my policy’s...
Jun 19, 2014 | Articles/E-Alerts
On Tuesday, March 22, 2010, a Philadelphia Common Pleas jury entered a defense verdict in the first Post-Koken decision in Philadelphia County involving Progressive Insurance in the case of Horwitz v. Progressive Halcyon Insurance Company. Karl Stefan, Esquire and...
Jun 19, 2014 | Articles/E-Alerts
Currently, the Pennsylvania law of strict product liability is based on §402A of the Restatement (2d) of Torts. Under Pennsylvania law, a manufacture/supplier of a product is the guarantor of its safety. The manufacturer/supplier is liable for any harm that a defect...
