Lackawanna County

Bench/Bar 2014

Auto Law Update (with emphasis on

auto insurance)

Fall

2014

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Scott B. Cooper, Esquire

Statute Of Limitations

• Ash v. Continental, 932 A.2d 877 (Pa.

2007)

• State Farm v. Rosenthal, 484 F.3d 251 (3d

Cir. 2007)

• Hopkins. V. Erie Insurance Company, 65

A.3d 452 (Pa. Super. Ct. April 19, 2013)

• Wilson v. Great American (p.1)

UM/UIM Coverage

Do you qualify?

• Vanderhoff (p. 2)

• Marandure (p. 5)

• Gallagher (E.D. Pa.)

Forms/Forms/Forms

• 1731 – Vaxmonsky, Jones, Robinson

(page 5)

• 1734 – Blood, Orsag, Weilacher (p. 6)

• 1738 – Sackett I, Sacket II, Sackett III

Strict compliance of 1734?? (See

Grudkowski, Bumbarger) (p. 7-9)

Any way to beat the exclusion?

Not many, but a few ideas!

• Household – Ayers, Policy itself (p. 10)

• Regular Use – Not Many (p. 12)

• Workers Comp. – Heller (Yes) (p. 13)

• Immunity – Conley (p. 14)

Bad Faith Assignment

Allstate v. Wolfe – Under

Pennsylvania law, can an insured

tortfeasor assign his or her bad faith

claim against an insurer, under 42

Pa.C.S. Section 8371, to an injured

third party?

Where to file a Koken Case?

• Otto v. Erie Insurance Exchange

• O’Hara

Jury Instructions in Koken

• Pelc v. Burkell and State Farm, XXX

Crawford L. J. 64 (2013)

• Oaks v. Erie Ins. Exchange and Austin,

2012 CV 3741

• Stepanovich (p. 24)

• Noone (p. 25)

Trial Issues

• Swalinski (p. 18)

• Roth (p. 20)

• Marlette v. State Farm (p. 19)

The End

Thanks for

coming!!