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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | November 7, 2019
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Gallagher decision did not benefit an insured who sought underinsured motorist benefits where he had not preserved any claim that the so-called household exclusion in his automobile insurance policy was unenforceable.
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By Max Mitchell | October 29, 2019
The decision, which may be the first word from the federal courts on the hotly debated issue, appears to contradict a growing trend in Pennsylvania law.
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By Max Mitchell | October 24, 2019
"Those two cases show that the federal judges are more and more inclined to remand state law issues when it's a pure declaratory judgment action involving insurance coverage," said Scott Cooper, an attorney in one of the matters. "Even if there's diversity, the judge still has discretion on whether to take the case or not."
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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | October 23, 2019
Federal courts throughout the United States have struggled to determine whether to exercise jurisdiction in cases involving Lloyd's of London insurance policies.
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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | October 23, 2019
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an insured's claim that its dwelling had been damaged by raccoons engaging in "vandalism and malicious mischief" was not covered by its insurance policy.
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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | October 16, 2019
A Pennsylvania court has denied an insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings on an insured's breach of contract claim after finding that the insured plausibly alleged that he had resided at a home that had been damaged by fire as required by his insurance policy.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 9, 2019
"As for the application of res judicata, we agree with appellant that the trial court erred," the panel said.
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By Steven A. Meyerowitz | October 9, 2019
A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an exclusion in a commercial general liability insurance policy precluded coverage of a lawsuit stemming from a shooting in a bar's parking lot.
By VerdictSearch | October 3, 2019
On July 30, 2012, plaintiff Jeremy Smeltz, a man in his 20s, was motorcycling in Marshall Township. A motorist turned left in front of him at an intersection, and Smeltz struck the vehicle and fell off his motorcycle. He claimed foot injuries.
By Zack Needles | October 3, 2019
Disputes over the extent of consumers' ability to stack underinsured and uninsured motorist insurance coverage keep popping up in Pennsylvania—and courts keep siding with the insureds.
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