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By Zack Needles | March 26, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, citing its landmark decision in 'Gallagher v. Geico,' had previously vacated and remanded a Superior Court ruling affirming the denial of underinsured motorist coverage for a plaintiff who was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car. But now the justices have refused to hear a second appeal after the Superior Court found that 'Gallagher' had no bearing on the case.
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By Zack Needles | March 26, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has held that the Mental Health Procedures Act and the psychotherapist-patient privilege did not prevent the operators of a mental health facility from answering a request for admissions regarding their knowledge of a patient's sex offender status.
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By Max Mitchell | March 24, 2020
Morning news anchor Karen Hepp became aware of the use of her image without permission when her Fox 29 co-workers alerted her.
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By Michael Riccardi | March 20, 2020
Both houses of the General Assembly took steps to continue their operations safely by unanimously approving resolutions allowing lawmakers to vote remotely.
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By Michael Riccardi | March 20, 2020
Following is a listing of legislative and executive action for the week of March 16. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess, subject to being called back into session on 12 hours' notice.
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By Zack Needles | March 19, 2020
"We find delay damages on a UIM claim submitted to a jury for a verdict are recoverable," Monroe County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Williamson wrote in a March 4 opinion. "To do otherwise, would give insurance companies no incentive to settle UIM claims other than for less than the policy limits, even where, as here, there was potential for a verdict well in excess of policy limits."
By VerdictSearch | March 19, 2020
On Aug. 17, 2016, plaintiff Angela Bobo, a home health aide in her mid-60s, was driving east on Providence Road at its intersection with Wycombe Avenue in Yeadon. The front of a sport utility vehicle struck the passenger's side of her car. The sport utility vehicle was driving south on Wycombe Avenue. Bobo claimed neck and back injuries.
By VerdictSearch | March 19, 2020
On June 22, 2016, plaintiff Tammy Kipp, 49, suffered a crush injury to her right wrist while using a chicken sexing machine at a hatchery plant in Lancaster.
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By Zack Needles | March 19, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court said that, despite "serious reservations" about a prior appeals panel's analysis, it was bound by the panel's ruling to find that an employee is covered under his employer's insurance for an accident that occurred while he was using his own vehicle in the scope of his employment.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 19, 2020
A Monroe County judge has dismissed an auto accident case filed by a woman who claimed she was injured as a passenger in her mother's car when it went off the road and was subsequently hit by a truck for failing to show a "serious impairment."
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