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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 that...
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 between...
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 wages and...
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...
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...