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Welcome Mr. Appelbaum to our firm!

Eric J. Appelbaum is an experienced civil litigator with more than twenty years of experience in the defense of clients in the areas of general liability, premises liability and motor vehicle litigation. Eric is a certified appointed arbitrator for the Philadelphia...
Forum Selection Clause Held To Be Unambiguous

Forum Selection Clause Held To Be Unambiguous

In their recent decision in the case of Van Divner v. Sweger, No. 1129 MDA 2020 (Pa. Super. June 24, 2021), the Pennsylvania Superior Court held a UIM forum selection clause to be unambiguous and upheld transfer of that action to another county.  However, the...
UIM Rejection Forms Held to be Valid

UIM Rejection Forms Held to be Valid

In Keeler v. Esurance Insurance Services, Inc., No. 2:20-CV-00271 (W.D. Pa. July 12, 2021 Kelly, M.J.), Federal Western District Magistrate Judge Kelly issued a Report and Recommendation in which he recommended that the court grant Esurance’s Motion for Summary...
Pennsylvania Superior Court Invalidates the Regular Use Exclusion

Superior Court Follows Eichelman and not Gallagher

In Erie Insurance Exchange v. Mione, 2021 Pa. Super. 91 (2021), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania declined to follow Gallagher v. GEICO and upheld the validity of a household exclusion, in a limited circumstance. This decision was entered before the holding of...