Category: Insurance
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Erie Ins. Exchange v. Bristol: SOL on UM claims begins to run at refusal to arbitrate
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On July 22, 2005, Mr. Bristol was injured when he was struck in a hit and run accident within the scope of his employment in Upper Dublin Township (childhood home…
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Burke v. Independence Blue Cross: Legislature intended autism treatment to be offered in schools
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The Autism Coverage Law requires insurance companies to provide coverage for autism treatment under certain group plans. One coverage specifically included in the statute is “applied behavioral analysis” (“ABA”). However,…
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Rancosky v. Washington Nat’l Ins. Co: Terletsky standard prevails for bad faith claims
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted the Superior Court’s Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Cas. Ins. Co. standard for determining bad faith, ruling that no evidence of ill-will is required, nor is there a…
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Ford v. American States Ins. Co – UIM Waiver is Close Enough
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what really happens when an insurance company does not “specifically comply” with the form in the statute? Or perhaps the better way to frame the argument—and the framing the Court…