Aug 18, 2021 | Articles/E-Alerts
On August 17, 2021, the long-awaited decision in Donovan v. State Farm was entered by the Supreme Court. The Majority Opinion by Chief Justice Baer will have long-standing effects on the Pennsylvania insurance industry. The facts were stipulated. In July...
Aug 18, 2021 | Articles/E-Alerts
In National General Insurance Company v. Sheldon, No. 20-3222 (3rd. Cir. July 14, 2021) [Not Precedential], the Third Circuit determined the household exclusion in the insurance carrier’s policy was invalid and applied Gallagher v. GEICO, 201 A.3d 131 (Pa....
Jun 14, 2021 | Articles/E-Alerts
In Cappollella v. R & R Construction and Frank Fratarcangelli, et. al., the Monroe County Court (J. Williamson) granted Summary Judgment to each of three defendants in a premises liability case. The Motions were filed by two tenants and the property owner, each of...
May 17, 2021 | Articles/E-Alerts
In the case of Shepherd v. Talotta, No. 2:20-CV-01046-CFK (USDC EDPA, April 22, 2021), Judge Kenney of the Eastern District Court upheld a regular use exclusion to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) and rejected the Plaintiff’s public policy and Gallagher v....
Apr 30, 2021 | Articles/E-Alerts
In the case of Gibson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 20-1609 (3d Cir. Jan. 21, 2021), the Third Circuit of Pennsylvania reversed the lower court’s decision to mold the UIM limits of coverage finding that the Section 1734 of the PMVFRL requires only that the...
