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  • Palmer v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1818

    Trial court granted insurers motion for summary judgment, in plaintiffs action asserting a failure to defend in an underlying action arising from plaintiffs action in filing a conservatorship petition, because insurers insured civic organization was dismissed from the underlying action with prejudice, plaintiff was not an officer of the organization at the time he filed the petition and the policy contained a duel service exclusion that barred coverage for plaintiff. Motion granted.

  • Yerke v. Aetna

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1713

    Court dismissed plaintiffs claims against insurer for failure to pay benefits under his employers long-term disability benefits plan because after the case was transferred to federal court based on ERISA preemption, plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint asserting ERISA claims, failed to respond to insurers motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution and failed to provide the court with a status update. Case dismissed.