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Brown v. Greyhound Lines Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0702 (Pa. Super. May 24, 2016) Shogan, J. (40 pages).

Communications between a party's contracted claims administrator and counsel retained by the claims administrator for the party were not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine where the documents merely included the result of the claims administrator's investigation and failed to include any mental impressions, opinions or conclusions regarding any potential claim or defense in litigation. Trial court order affirmed.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Singh v. Katkaniec

Claimant Fails to Show Defendants Proximate Cause of Collision; Damages Claim Dismissed
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Paralyzed Man Settles Claims for $26.5M

The family of a lawn care worker who was paralyzed after he was thrown from a pickup truck in a ­single-vehicle accident has settled with several corporate defendants for more than $26.5 million.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Eye Extra Word's Impact on UIM Rejection Form

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to address a seemingly minor discrepancy in an underinsured motorist coverage rejection form to determine whether an additional word invalidates the document's intent.
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Daily Report Online

Two Angry Jurors Spur Mistrial; Poll Shows Panel Was Leaning Toward $136K for Plaintiff

A Clayton County jury trial involving a multivehicle accident was scuttled just before deliberations began when two jurors got into a heated altercation, unleashing what a lawyer termed "mayhem" in the jury room and spurring the judge to eject the warring panelists and declare a mistrial.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Accord Reached In Fatal Accident With Tractor Trailer

The estate of a man killed in an accident involving a tractor trailer reached a $2 million settlement with the truck's driver and his employer in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bus Company Settles for $1.15M After Fatal Crash

The father of a pregnant woman who was struck and killed by a school bus in Northeast Philadelphia agreed to settle claims against the bus company for $1.15 million.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's DQ from Auto Case After Representing Insurer Stands

The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that a law firm was conflicted out of representing the defendant driver in an automobile wrongful death suit after previously representing an insurer in a related coverage case.
32 minute read

Daily Business Review

Safe at Any Speed? Cadillac Attracts a Class Action

A federal appeals court approves class certification for Florida buyers of a 2014 Cadillac CTS who say they were deceived by a false window sticker on safety ratings.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's DQ From Auto Case After Representing Insurer Stands

The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that a law firm was conflicted out of representing the defendant driver in an automobile wrongful death suit after previously representing an insurer in a related coverage case.
32 minute read

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