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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Arlet v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Commw. of Pa., Dep’t of Labor & Indus., Bureau of Workers’ Comp.) Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 12 WAP 2021 Decided: February 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted the “no-coverage” exception in anti-subrogation rule that prohibits insurers from subrogating against their own insured. Background… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Wadsworth v. Sharma Maryland Court of Appeal No. 40, September Term, 2021 Decided: July 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals of Maryland continues stare decisis, holding that a Plaintiff in a wrongful death medical malpractice suit must continue to prove proximate causation. Background In 2006, Plaintiff’s wife was diagnosed… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Liriano v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division No. L-5379-20, ___ N.J. Super ___ Decided: July 11, 2022 A Trial Court Motion Judge dismissed Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist (“UIM”) claim pursuant to the entire controversy doctrine, as Plaintiff did not bring this claim in his first… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Millers Capital Ins. Co. v. Hydrofarm, Inc. United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97830 Decided: June 1, 2022 A deposition transcript, attached to a complaint as an exhibit, is not a “written instrument” pursuant to Rule 10(c) of the Federal Rules of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Khattab v. Berkley Reg’l Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:21cv789-HEH Decided: April 15, 2022 Va. Code § 38.2-2022 does not mandate specific language required to reduce uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Background Plaintiff, Affan Mohamad Khattab’s widow, pursued a wrongful death action as… read more