A series of recent appellate rulings shows Pennsylvania’s courts continuing to clarify the scope of the motor-vehicle exception to governmental immunity, as judges repeatedly turn away plaintiffs seeking to hold government entities liable for accidents.
In a one-week span last month, the Commonwealth Court published two precedential opinions denying plaintiffs’ attempts to fit their cases into the motor-vehicle exception, as well as a memorandum opinion that the prevailing defendant has asked the court to publish. Attorneys said the recent spate of results demonstrates the courts will continue to strictly construe the exception, leaving plaintiffs a high bar to cross in order to pursue a claim against a government agency for a vehicle-related injury.
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