On June 29, 2023, the Federal Bar Association is scheduled to present a CLE seminar to the national audience concerning the various complexities of uninsured and underinsured “stacking” concepts, pitfalls and practice pointers from the point of view of both the...
ChatGPT in the Legal World: Friend or Foe?
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released an artificial intelligence chatbot called ChatGPT, which quickly sparked controversy throughout the legal industry concerning its capabilities in the legal arena. Some panicked that ChatGPT may eventually replace the need for...
Third Circuit Rejects Statutory Bad Faith Claim Stemming from Denial in Unsettled Area of the Law
In a recent decision in Slupski v. Nationwide Insurance Company, 2023 WL 3477828 (3d Cir. May 16, 2023)(not for publication), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, considered the question of whether an insured’s claim that his insurer had no...
Glen Shikunov named as a 2023 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer – Rising Star
Glen Shikunov has been named as a 2023 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...
Regan Curran Joins McCormick & Priore, P.C. as an Associate in the Philadelphia Office
Regan Curran joins McCormick & Priore, P.C. as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Curran worked with Legal Aid of Southeastern PA and the Center for Employment Opportunities. In her position at Center for Employment Opportunities, Ms. Curran worked...
Navigating the New Waters of Joint and Several Liability
Prior to 2011, Pennsylvania common law recognized the concept of “joint and several liability,” which held that all codefendants are jointly and severally liable for the entirety of the verdict regardless of what percentage of liability a fact finder allocated to...
Glen Shikunov to Argue “Regular Use Exclusion” Case Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The “regular use exclusion” is commonly included in all Pennsylvania auto insurance policies as a method to preclude benefits while operating vehicles an insured regularly uses or has access to but are not otherwise insured under the policy. The Pennsylvania Supreme...
Hot Potato: The Requirement to Add (or Remove) a Vehicle
On April 19, 2023, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified the need for UM/UIM stacking waivers after the removal of a vehicle in Franks v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, No. 42 MAP 2022. In Franks, the claimants originally owned two vehicles on...
Court Rejects Household Exclusion Enforceability in Novel Stacking Scenario
In a recent decision in Mid-Century Insurance Company v. Werley, No. 21-5592, 2023 WL 2727575 (April 30, 2023), Judge Edward G. Smith of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania examined the enforceability of the household exclusion to preclude UM/UIM benefits following...
