Glen Shikunov has been named as a 2026 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - Rising Star in the Insurance Coverage practice area. The Super Lawyers list recognizes attorneys who, through a peer review and independent research process, have been identified as attaining a high...
Many insurance carriers seek to use independent agents to market and sell their policies, but the legal question of whether these agents are considered representatives of the carrier can significantly impact liability. Courts consider several elements in determining...
In Commonwealth v. Fitzpatrick, 349 A.3d 835 (Pa. 2026), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently revisited the admissibility of expert evidence pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence. The Court had to explore whether, in the event that expert testimony is...
The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Allmerica Financial Benefit Insurance Company, et al. v. Heidi Hunt, et al., Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-02767, 2 025 WL 3634209 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 15, 2025) recently expanded the requirements for underinsured...
On November 13, 2025, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in Vargas v. United Modular Enterprise, 2025 LX 598559, 2025 WL 3172328 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 13, 2025), sustained the preliminary objections of United Modular Enterprise (“UME”) and William Fertsch (“Mr....
In a recent decision, Vakili v. MTD Products Inc., 2025 WL 3141940 (M.D. Pa. 2025), the United Stated District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, in deciding on a Daubert motion and a motion for summary judgment, precluded the plaintiff’s expert on the...
In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed a defense verdict and remanded for a new trial after holding that the trial court erred by allowing settled defendants to remain in a medical negligence action despite the absence of any evidence that they...
Superior Court Confirms Re-Denial of Coverage Unnecessary Absent New or Novel Information In a recent slip opinion in Jill Sherwood v. Erie Insurance Exchange, No. 17 WDA 2025, 2025 WL 3241349 (Pa. Super. 2025) the Pennsylvania Superior Court considered whether an...
In a growing progression of cases analyzing the “Regular Use” exclusion in auto insurance policies, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in All State Fire and Casualty Insurance Company v. Tomasic, Civil Action No. 2:25-CV-418, 2025 WL 3165663...