James C Haggerty

July 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation regarding the validity and enforceability of various exclusions in auto policies in Pennsylvania is a never-ending tug of war between claimants and insurance companies. The most heated battles are in the realm of household and regular use exclusions. The fight over these exclusions may finally be coming to an end.

By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey K. Stanton and Dennis Coyne

8 minute read

April 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

While merely striking affirmative defenses that should not have been in the action in the first place may not be a sufficient deterrent to curb the filing of frivolous defenses, where the assertion of such baseless prophylactic defenses occurs in first party insurance litigation, such as uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist claims, it may result in much harsher repercussions.

By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne

7 minute read

January 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Despite protestations from the insurance industry to the contrary, common law bad faith damages can be pursued in the lawsuit seeking extra-contractual damages from insurers under policies of insurance.

By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne

9 minute read

July 27, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Exclusions in auto policies in Pennsylvania have recently undergone increased scrutiny by the Courts. At the forefront of this re-evaluation is the household exclusion. That exclusion bars recovery of uninsured (UM) and underinsured (UIM) motorist benefits where the claimant sustained injury while operating a household vehicle insured on other policy, typically the personal auto/motorcycle situation.

By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne

3 minute read

July 30, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Pennsylvania, there has been much recent litigation involving the validity and enforceability of household, family car and regular use exclusions in automobile policies.

By James C. Haggerty, Suzanne Tighe and Jeffrey Stanton

7 minute read

November 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, 75 Pa. C.S.A. Section 1701 et seq., stacking of uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverages may be waived.

By James C. Haggerty

7 minute read

November 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to recent statistics, there are between 6.4 and 8 million people who entered the country illegally and are a part of the U.S. labor force. The type of work performed by these workers is often very dangerous—they commonly work in the areas of construction, agriculture and manufacturing. Statistically, these workers comprise approximately 6 percent of the civilian workforce while suffering nearly 10 percent of work-related injuries.

By Charles J. Schleifer 
and James C. Haggerty

7 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to recent statistics, there are between 6.4 and 8 million people who entered the country illegally and are a part of the U.S. labor force. The type of work performed by these workers is often very dangerous—they commonly work in the areas of construction, agriculture and manufacturing. Statistically, these workers comprise approximately 6 percent of the civilian workforce while suffering nearly 10 percent of work-related injuries.

By Charles J. Schleifer 
and James C. Haggerty

7 minute read

June 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Pennsylvania, questions exist as to whether and when insurers need to obtain new stacking waivers when new vehicles are added to existing policies providing unstacked uninsured and underinsured motorist coverages.

By James C. Haggerty

8 minute read

February 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nearly two years ago, I made a career move that some thought risky. As a career defense attorney on the management committee of a large defense firm, my decision to move to plaintiffs work represented a major career shift.

By James C. Haggerty

7 minute read