On May 20, 2015, G. Christopher Parrish obtained a defense verdict in Northampton County. The Plaintiff claimed he sustained an injury to his cervical and lumbar spine as a result of being rear-ended by the Defendant. Plaintiff had elected limited tort. Plaintiff’s...
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Berks County Defense Verdict
David Friedman recently secured a defense verdict for his client before a Berks County Jury. The Jury found 50% comparative negligence against the Plaintiff and awarded $0.00 in damages. The accident occurred on East Lancaster Avenue at its intersection with Lynoak...
PA Supreme Court Holds That Insureds May Assign Bad Faith Rights to Third Party Plaintiffs
In an effort to resolve a disputed issue in the area of bad faith litigation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently decided the issue of whether an insured’s bad faith claims can be assigned to third party plaintiffs. In Allstate Property & Casualty Ins. v....
Philadelphia County Defense Verdict
After a two day trial before the Judge Lachman, a Philadelphia jury in Rosa v. Roman returned a defense verdict under the limited tort doctrine. The Jury, after less than one hour of deliberation, found plaintiff’s’ complaints constant lumbar pain did not breach the...
Bad Faith Count Dismissed
United States District Court Judge Mariani granted partial summary judgment dismissing Plaintiffs’ allegations of bad faith in a claim where Plaintiffs allege water damage to their basement. Plaintiffs brought a claim under their homeowner’s insurance alleging that on...