Glen Shikunov was tasked with serving as a Pennsylvania Supreme Court commentator for the September 2026 oral argument session of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in Philadelphia. Video of the broadcasts can be viewed here: September 15 and September 16.
Plaintiff, Bryce Martinez, recently sought to amend his Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Previously, having thrown out Plaintiff’s Complaint for failure to state a claim, the Martinez Court re-considered the...
In Haydee Gallardo v. Walmart, A-65-24 (089466), a decision issued on July 30, 2026, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered whether a snow-removal measure undertaken during an ongoing storm, the application of salt to a parking lot that had not been pretreated before...
On July 16, 2026, Attorney Nicole Dovishaw presented a CLE in Princeton, New Jersey, explaining concepts that appear in homeowners’ property damage claims. Attorney Dovishaw presented an overview of common coverages, bases for assessing actual cash value, and...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently granted review to opine on the continuing validity of the gist of the action doctrine, commonly employed by defendants to strike claims that seek to convert breach of contract claims into tort claims, and vice-versa. In...
In Boone v. Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund/New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association, A-2772-24, a published decision issued on July 24, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed a question of first impression: whether liability...
Recently, in Huggins v. Progressive Advanced Ins. Co., 2026 PA Super 130 (June 18, 2026), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania was presented with the issue of whether an insured who only has one policy with an insurer can knowingly reject underinsured motorist (“UIM “)...
In Lento Law Group, PC v. Hendrickson, A-3541-23, a published decision issued on June 15, 2026, the New Jersey Appellate Division interpreted the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-49 to -61. It is New Jersey’s anti-SLAPP law, enacted...
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...