Sean Simon joins the McCormick and Priore, P.C. Philadelphia office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Simon worked both as an attorney and a law clerk at a prominent Philadelphia Personal Injury Law Firm. During his time as a Plaintiff’s attorney, Mr. Simon zealously...
Listen to our very own Scott J. Tredwell along with Marni C. Berger, Esquire, discussing various bad faith issues on the Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky Show. Access the podcast here.
In a recent decision, the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania clarified the requirements of reporting a hit-and-run claim to the uninsured motorist benefits insurance carrier. Smart v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 21-3910 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 12, 2023). The Court denied...
On February 21, 2023, the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel presented “Investigating and Defending Sexual Torts,” which included presenters Barbara Ziv, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist, John P. Delaney, Jr., Esq., Director of Investigations of the Archdiocese of...
Since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher v. GEICO Indem. Co., 201. A.3d 131 (Pa. 2019), voluminous litigations ensued concerning whether the “household exclusion” contained in nearly all Pennsylvania auto insurance policies remains valid. On...
On January 4, 2023, in Shellenberger v. Kreider Farms et al., 2023 Pa Super 1 (Jan. 4, 2023), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion of an appeal by Pamela K. Shellenberger, executrix of the estate of Richard M. Shellenberger, deceased, addressing the...
In an October 12, 2022 decision in Chilutti v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et. al., No. 1023 EDA 2021, 2022 PA Super 172 (Pa. Super. 2022), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania considered whether a party should be deprived of their constitutional right to a jury trial when...
In a recent decision in Erie Ins. Exch. v. Backmeier, 2022 PA Super 221 (Dec. 28, 2022)(approved for publication, no citation yet available), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania considered as a matter of first impression the question of whether an insurer may apply an...
In a recent decision in State Farm Automobile Insurance Company v. Griffiths, No.20-202, 2022 WL 3618663 (August 23, 2022), the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania clarified the proper calculation of underinsured motorist (“UIM”)...
