Posts tagged uninsured

• Bad Faith Issues In Jointly Filed Third Party And PIP Claim

  Scott Cooper | May 30, 2012 7:47 AM | 1 CommentHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Court Rules On Bad Faith Issues In Jointly Filed Third Party And PIP Claim Against Tortfeasor’s Insurer In Platt v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., NO. 11-4067 ( E.D. Pa. May 22,...

• Pennsylvania Federal District Court Decides Important Underinsured Motorist Stacking Issue

  Scott Cooper | May 22, 2012 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Glazer v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., NO. 3:10-cv-1366 (M.D. Pa. May 17, 2012) Judge Caputo in the Middle District of Pennsylvania held last week that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...

• Sackett Line Of Cases Followed To Award Stacking On 4 Car Policy In Uninsured Motorist Case

  Scott Cooper | March 01, 2012 2:28 PM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Bumbarger v. Peerless Indemnity Insurance Company, No. 2010-1563-CD (Ammerman, J. Clearfield County Feb. 3, 2012) a trial court recently addressed a stacking issue involving the...

• Attention – Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Proposal!!!

  Scott Cooper | February 29, 2012 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Despite a system which is working pretty much fairly and fine, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce is aggressively lobbying the Pennsylvania legislature for legislation to severely limit...

• Uninsured Motorist Can Now Recover All Economic Loss From Tortfeasor In Pennsylvania

  Scott Cooper | February 23, 2012 7:46 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Attached is a link to an important Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinion from February 21, 2012 in Corbin v. Khosla dealing with the injured victim’s ability to recover medical bills...

• Pennsylvania - Who Pays Your Medical Bills When You Are Injured In A Work Accident?

  Scott Cooper | February 17, 2012 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The first question to ask is, “what is a work injury”? This can be defined as a medical condition caused by or aggravated by work. This can be a specific accident or...

• Underinsured Motorist Jurisdiction Clause Enforced By Federal District Court

  Scott Cooper | February 15, 2012 8:22 AM | 2 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  What does your insurance policy require you to do in order to make a claim for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits if you have been injured in a car wreck or car accident? Does...

• Ruling On Timeliness Of Motion To Dismiss In Underinsured Motorist Case

  Scott Cooper | February 14, 2012 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The memorandum opinion from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Purcell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., NO. 11-7004 (E.D. Pa.) from February...

• Pennsylvania Court Holds Prejudice To Insurance Carrier Defeats Uninsured Motorist Claim

  Scott Cooper | February 08, 2012 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  What are the requirements in your jurisdiction in order to preserve an uninsured motorist claim? In a limited, but important, opinion the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a ruling in...

• Underinsured Motorist Rejection Form Invalidated By Pennsylvania Superior Court

  Scott Cooper | February 07, 2012 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  How strict is your law when it comes to having an insured execute forms when applying for auto insurance coverage? Attached is a copy of the opinion from the Superior Court yesterday...