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Locklear v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, PICS Case No. 15-0725 (M.D. Pa., May 1, 2015) Brann, J. (19 pages).

Absent the possibility that they may result in death or incarceration, traffic violations do not constitute "crimes" for purposes of an exclusion in an accidental death policy. Plan administrator's decision to deny benefits reversed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Asbestos 'Any Exposure' Arguments Delve Into Causation

The crossroads of medical and legal causation of mesothelioma was on display before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case set to determine whether a plaintiff's expert testimony was based on an impermissible "any exposure" theory of causation.
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The Legal Intelligencer

An v. Victoria Fire & Cas. Co., PICS Case No. 15-0654 (Pa. Super. April 17, 2015) Shogan, J. (15 pages).

The trial court did not err in determining that §1718(c) of Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law did not apply to defendant's "named driver only" exclusion and in, therefore, dismissing plaintiff's action for a declaratory judgment. Affirmed.
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Daily Business Review

Request Denied for State Farm to Reveal Payments to Witness

Attorney Gary Susser claims a neurosurgeon expert witness is biased because he has testified for State Farm 57 times since 2006 and made more than $200,000 in some calendar years from the insurer.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Artist Gets $185,000 Arbitration Award After Interstate Accident

A man who already had back problems and then hurt his neck in a rear-end collision on busy Interstate 95 was recently awarded nearly $185,000 by an arbitrator.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant Must Receive Reservation of Rights Notice

The adult daughter of two insureds was entitled to her own notice of the insurer's reservation of the right to disclaim liability, the Superior Court has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Bifurcates Motor Vehicle, Residency Phases in UIM Case

A plaintiff's contested residency claims regarding an underinsured motorist coverage policy will be tried separately from the plaintiff's action regarding a motor vehicle collision, a court of common pleas judge has ruled.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Long-Arm Doesn't Pull in Corporation That Previously Filed in Del.

Delaware's long-arm jurisdiction did not extend to reel in a Norwegian corporate civil defendant even though it had engaged in previous litigation in the U.S. district court based in the state, the Superior Court for New Castle County has ruled.
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National Law Journal

Chart: GM Compensation Fund

By | April 16, 2015
As of April 10, nearly 1,700 claims against GM for deaths and injuries remain under review or lack documentation—about 40 percent of all those filed with the fund. Only 241 were found eligible for compensation, while 1,318 were deemed ineligible.
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New Jersey Law Journal

PIP Coverage: Who Lives in Your Household?

It seems logical that where a material misrepresentation has occurred, an insurer can deny PIP benefits to its named insured. But what of a situation where the injured person seeking PIP benefits is someone other than the named insured?
9 minute read

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