By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Insurer reimbursement rates were exempt from disclosure under Right-to-Know Law because insurer was statutorily required to submit them to Insurance Department, and thus department was construed to have "requested" the documents. Order of the Office of Open Records reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Plaintiff sufficiently plead at least two potentially successful claims against defendants for fraud and negligent misrepresentation; therefore, defendants failed to satisfy their heavy burden of persuading the court that plaintiff fraudulently joined them as part of his lawsuit to defeat diversity jurisdiction. The court granted plaintiff's motion to remand.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 16, 2017
An insurer's interpretation of "actual cash value" that excluded general contractor's costs from replacement cost coverage was inconsistent with state law. The court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.
By Max Mitchell | June 15, 2017
A recent Commonwealth Court decision rejecting a bid to secure insurance reimbursement rates put up a roadblock for lawyers seeking the information, but will not prevent discovery through subpoenas on a case-by-case basis according to attorneys.
By Rebecca Cohen | June 14, 2017
John Finston, a former deputy commissioner and general counsel at the California Department of Insurance, has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner in San Francisco. Finston will work with several former colleagues at the firm.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
The court declined to exercise jurisdiction over plaintiff's declaratory judgment action involving a duty to defend and indemnify where a Pennsylvania court was better equipped to do so while minimizing the potential for disruption to the pending state court proceedings. The court denied plaintiff's motion for reconsideration.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 26, 2017
A Monroe County judge has ruled that a driver with an insurance policy covering four cars is entitled to $400,000 in stacked uninsured/underinsured motorist benefits because he did not sign new waivers when he added his most recent vehicles to the policy.
By Max Mitchell | May 26, 2017
Two weeks after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments about what it takes to preserve a demand for arbitration in an uninsured motorist case, the court took the unusual step of issuing an order that tweaked the question the court is preparing consider.
By Max Mitchell | May 11, 2017
A proposed federal class action lawsuit against Allstate over its policy mandating that claimants undergo medical exams by a doctor of the carrier's choosing before they can receive benefits has gotten the green light in a ruling that predicts how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may handle the situation, which has started percolating through state courts.
By Max Mitchell | May 5, 2017
When it comes to the state law barring insurance companies from providing fire insurance when delinquent taxes are owed on the property, the term "named insured" does not narrowly apply only to the property owners who owe the taxes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a precedential decision.
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