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In the case of Broe v. Manns, No. 3:15-cv-985 (M.D. Pa. Sept. 27, 2016 Munley, J.), Judge James M. Munley of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted a rare partial motion for summary judgment filed by the Plaintiffs on the...
ACUITY v. KNISELY & SONS, INC., No. 3:15-76. (W.D. Pa. Aug. 9, 2016)(Gibson, J.) In this declaratory judgment action, Acuity a determination as to its rights and obligations pursuant to its Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy issued to Knisely. The key...
The Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania addressed the amount of UIM coverage owed to Plaintiff in an inter-policy stacking case in Costa v Progressive Preferred Insurance Company, No.2:16-cv-74 (W.D. Pa. June 10, 2016) The decedent...
This matter arose out of a claim for personal injuries arising out of a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident brought by Francine Smith against Progressive Specialty Insurance Company, her UIM carrier. Smith v. Progressive, No. 2:15-cv-528 (Memorandum Opinion). The...
Recently, two decisions from the U.S. District Court’s Western District addressed the issue of Underinsured Motorist Coverage Rejections when there are subsequently added vehicles. In the case of Allstate v. Gierlach, No. 2:13-cv-699 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 10, 2015), the...