Court Finds Ambiguity But No Bad Faith by Insurer in Bible App Data Claim October 17, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has let stand a state appeals court ruling that tackled for the first time what is...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Yanks Dentist’s COVID Insurance Coverage Win October 4, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed lower court rulings and denied a dentist’s bid for insurance coverage for loss of...
Pennsylvania High Court Backs ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion for Underinsured Motorist Cover February 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a “regular use” exclusion in an auto insurance policy that prohibits underinsured motorist coverage...
Are Expensive Judicial Races the New Normal in Pennsylvania After High Court Campaign? November 15, 2023 By Marc Levy The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania`s highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for...
Spending Passes $17 Million in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race November 2, 2023 By Marc Levy Millions more dollars are flowing into Pennsylvania`s race for an open state Supreme Court seat, as labor unions, trial lawyers...
Employer Hosting Golf Outing Not Liable for Drunk Driver, Pennsylvania High Court Says August 24, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to extend the state’s liquor liability law to social hosts. The high court cited...
Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Damages Cap in Insurance Agency Poaching Case July 26, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson and Jim Sams A jury’s $2.8 million punitive damage award against an insurance agency and broker that tried to poach a competitor’s staff...
Pennsylvania High Court Addresses When Stacked Coverage Waiver Is Not Needed April 27, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The removal of a vehicle from a multiple motor vehicle insurance policy, in which stacked coverage had previously been waived,...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court April 20, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...
Pennsylvania Loosens Rules on Where Medical Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed August 29, 2022 By Mark Scolforo Pennsylvania’s highest court lastThursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to be filed in the county...