Sep 6, 2020 | Articles/E-Alerts
In the recent case of Erie Insurance v. Mione, No. 2019-CV-2395 (C.P. Lehigh Co. June 26, 2020); Judge Michele Varrichio granted summary judgment in favor of Erie and denied Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff Erie sought a declaration...
Aug 12, 2020 | Articles/E-Alerts
In the case of McLaughlin v. Caban, No. 2017-CV-5303 (C.P. Lacka. Co. June 24, 2020 Gibbons, J.), the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County denied a Defendant driver’s motion for summary judgment in which she asserted that there was no causal connection...
Jul 8, 2020 | Articles/E-Alerts
In the case of Avery v. Cercone, 2019 Pa. Super. 366 (2019), the Superior Court addressed whether the trial court erred in denying Plaintiff’s Post-trial motions from the judgment entered in the amount of $18,500 where the jury awarded Avery $8,500 for lost...
Jul 6, 2020 | Articles/E-Alerts
The longstanding UM/UIM coverage exclusion for claimants operating regularly-used, non-owned vehicles is under scrutiny, again. Whether this exclusion will survive is becoming less clear as various Courts continue to reevaluate the issue, in light of the...
Jun 29, 2020 | Articles/E-Alerts
In a memorandum decision in the case of Pierchalski v. Thomas, No. 672 WDA 2019, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to overturn a jury verdict in the amount of $1,455.99, which was solely the alleged economic damages. The appellant, Mrs. Pierchalski, was...
