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Gallagher v. GEICO
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ARTICLE: Pa. Supreme Court Completes U-Turn on Validity of Household Exclusion
Below is a copy of my recent article which was published in the March 30, 2023 edition of the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and which is republished here with permission: Pa. Supreme…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Now Says That Household Exclusions Can Be Valid and Enforceable
In the case of Erie Ins. Exchange v. Mione, No. 89 MAP 2021 (Pa. Feb. 15, 2023) (Op. by Wech, J.), the court addressed the enforceability of two (2) household…
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Third Circuit Applies Gallagher v. GEICO Household Exclusion Decision as a Matter of Course
In the case of National General Insurance Company v. Sheldon, No. 20-3222 (3rd Cir. July 14, 2021 [Not Precedential], the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s decision…
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Again Confirms that the Household Exclusion Remains a Viable Exclusion Under Facts Distinguishable From Gallagher Decision (Non-Precedential)
In an important decision that it, for some inexplicable reason, was marked as “Non-Precedential,” the Pennsylvania Superior Court again confirmed that the effort by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the…
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Court Upholds Regular Use Exclusion and Rejects Extension of Gallagher v. Geico Argument
In the case of Shepherd v. Talotta, No. 2:20-CV-01046-CFK (E.D. Pa. April 22, 2021 Kenney, J.), the court upheld a regular use exclusion and, in the process, rejected the Plaintiff’s…
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Validity of Household Exclusion Upheld in Third Circuit Court of Appeals Decision (Non-Precedential)
In a non-precedential decision that goes against the effort of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Gallagher v. GEICO across the board, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision…
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Panel Rejects Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Attempt to Eradicate the Household Exclusion Across the Board
Tort Talkers may recall that the non-precedential decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court in the case of Erie Ins. Exch. v. King was recently summarized here on Tort Talk.That King decision, in…
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A Pennsylvania Superior Court Panel Applies the Household Exclusion Despite Gallagher v. GEICO
An apparent split of authority has developed within the Pennsylvania Superior Court on whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher v. GEICO serves to eradicate the Household Exclusion across…
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Panel of Pennsylvania Superior Court Judges Gives Gallagher v. GEICO Wide Effect
Stacking Cars and BikesThe debate on the effect of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Gallagher v. GEICO, 201 A.3d 131 (Pa. 2019), continues on.This question was most recently addressed…
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Northampton County Judge Rejects Household Exclusion And Allows for Stacked Coverage
There continues to be a split of authority in the state and federal courts on whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in the Gallagher v. GEICO case serves to eradicate the…