In a ruling indicative of what attorneys said is a lack of uniformity across the state regarding UM and UIM evidence, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has broken with the Middle District over the admissibility of a plaintiff’s underinsured motorist policy limits and premium amounts in a jury trial on damages.
In a July 7 ruling in Lucca v. Geico Insurance, U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted defendant Geico’s motion to exclude any mention at trial of the plaintiff’s UIM policy limits or the amount his stepfather pays in premiums.
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