Richard Stoner v. Linda Kepner, Timothy Shannon, aka Tyler Shannon, State Farm Auto, et al.
Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas
No. CV-2025-00809-Cv, Judge William P. Carlucci
1. Opinion and Order of Preliminary Objections filed June 30, 2025.
https://www.lycolaw.org/uploads/opinions/2025-stoner110425c3.pdf
Answer: No demurrer should be entered to Plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages prior to Discovery.
2. Opinion and Order on Preliminary Objections filed September 2, 2025.
https://www.lycolaw.org/uploads/opinions/2025-stoner110425c1.pdf
Answer: The affirmative defenses asserted will not be stricken but a party may be directed to plead with specificity a claim that plaintiff injuries were caused by one or more third parties.
3. Opinion and Order on Preliminary Objections filed September 3, 2025.
https://www.lycolaw.org/uploads/opinions/2025-stoner110425c2.pdf
Answer: Affirmative defenses asserted by defendant State Farm will not be stricken in spite of the fact that they allege no material fact but are merely accurate statements of the law of Pennsylvania.
