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MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-MCARE ACT-SUBROGATION-WORKERS COMPENSATION

Posted on April 30, 2025 - 8:38 am by

Griffis v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Albert Einstein Healthcare Network), 328 A.3d 538, LEXIS 846 (Pa. Commonwealth Ct., July 15, 2020) (J. Cohn Jubelirer) Judges: BEFORE: HONORABLE RENÉE COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, HONORABLE ELLEN CEISLER, Judge (P.), HONORABLE BONNIE BRIGANCE LEADBETTER, Senior Judge. The claimant appealed to this Court, asserting that the silence in Section 508 […]

CIVIL RIGHTS-RELIGION-COVID VACCINE

Posted on April 18, 2025 - 8:39 am by

Allegheny Cnty. Dep’t of Health v. Wilkerson, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 263 (Pa. Commonwealth Court, December 19, 2024) (Wallace, J.) The Allegheny County Department of Health petition for review of an Order of the State Civil Service Commission which instated the appeal of employee Wilkerson and overruled the department’s action of terminating her from employment. […]

CIVIL RIGHTS-RELIGION-COVID VACCINE

Posted on March 28, 2025 - 12:53 pm by

Allegheny Cnty. Dep’t of Health v. Wilkerson, 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 263 (Pa. Commonwealth Court, December 19, 2024) (Wallace, J.) The Allegheny County Department of Health petition for review of an Order of the State Civil Service Commission which instated the appeal of employee Wilkerson and overruled the department’s action of terminating her from employment. […]

INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UIM-STACKING WAIVER FORM-NEW PRODUCT

Posted on March 18, 2025 - 9:31 am by

McGuire v. Nationwide Affinity Ins. Co. of Am., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40195 (Pennsylvania Western District Court, March 6, 2025) (Ranjan, J.) On September 11, 2024, the Court issued an opinion, granting partial summary judgment in this underinsured motorist coverage case. As the parties made clear, the key dispute in this case was whether Nationwide’s […]

INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UNDER INSURANCE-EXHAUSTION OF OTHER POLICIES

Posted on March 7, 2025 - 7:45 am by

Ford v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39728 (Pa. Eastern Dist. Ct., March 5, 2025)(Slomsky, J.) This case arises from a dispute over benefits Plaintiff Michael J. Ford (“Plaintiff”) believed he had under his auto insurance policy (the “Progressive Specialty Policy”) issued by Defendant Progressive Specialty Insurance Company (“Defendant” or “Progressive”). Plaintiff, […]