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Federal Judge Enforces Settlement In UIM Case

A judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has enforced a $100,000 settlement in an underinsured motor vehicle claim, ruling against the insurer.
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Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co. v. Solomon, PICS Case No. 15-0780 (Pa. Super. April 23, 2015) (memorandum) Wecht, J. (10 pages).

The trial court did not err in refusing to open a default judgment based on "equities" where defendant could not demonstrate that her petition was timely or that there was a reasonable explanation or excuse for her failure to file a timely responsive pleading. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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Wolfe v. Ross, PICS Case No. 15-0790 (Pa. Super. May 7, 2015) Bowes, J. (54 pages).

Trial court properly found that the motor vehicle exclusion in party host's homeowner's insurance policy operated to exclude coverage for death of minor who attended party at host's house and crashed a bike, killing himself. Affirmed.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Court Shows Willingness to Expand Remedies for UM/UIM Plaintiffs

A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision appears to show the court's willingness to expand the remedies available to plaintiffs in UM/UIM claims.
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Kajawski v. Fogmeg, PICS Case No. 15-0766 (C.P. Lackawanna April 15, 2015) Nealon, J. (22 pages).

INSURANCE LAW
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Limitations on Cross-Examination of Lay and Expert Witnesses

The most important tool provided to a litigant to test the credibility of parties, witnesses and expert witnesses at trial, and thereby challenge the truth of the adversary's claims, is the right to conduct a thorough and cutting cross-examination.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Myska v. N.J. MFRS. Ins. Co.

Class Action Improper for Insurer's Denial of Diminution in Value Damages
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Legaltech News

FTC Pushes for Tesla's Direct-to-Consumer Sales Model

The innovative car company has encountered many roadblocks in its attempts to sell cars outside of the standard dealership model.
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New York Law Journal

Court Says Woman's Injuries Sustained in Single Accident

A woman continued to "occupy" a motorcycle as a passenger during a collision with an oncoming pickup truck even though she was thrown from the bike, an appellate court has ruled. And it found that she was not injured in a "second" accident when the motorcycle fell on her.
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Rourke v. Pa. Mut. Cas. Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 15-0707 (Pa. Super. April 28, 2015) Mundy, J. (22 pages).

INSURANCE LAW
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