Publications
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Results*
Thomas Specht and William McPartland (both of Scranton, PA) were success
To Read or Not to Read (Insurance Policies)? That Is the Question
The rule throughout the Commonwealth has long been that an insured’s failure to read the language of an insurance policy does not prohibit them from relying on the representations of an insurance agent in securing insurance.
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS* & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update
Retail insurance agent meets standard of care by requesting coverage sought, even if insurer declines to underwrite risk.Weaver Warehouse, LLC v. Gottschalk, et al., 2024 WL 1326499 (Pa. Super. 2024)
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – Case Law Update
Even if appropriate insurance coverage is unavailable to obtain in the market, an insurance broker’s duty extends to informing prospective insured that the specifically requested insurance is not available and cannot be procured.
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of
The Expansive Scope of Liability Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law Is Defensible by Requiring Plaintiffs to Meet Their Burden
The Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) provides consumers with broad protection from fraud and unfair or deceptive business practices, and it authorizes private causes of action to recover actual damages along
Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers, August 2024, is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of
Delaware Superior Court reverses and remands Industrial Accident Board’s decision involving a Utilization Review appeal because it was unclear whether the Board had correctly applied the relevant Delaware Healthcare Practice Guidelines.
Mr. Baxter was injured when he fell from a ladder on May 28, 2019, while working as a fiber optic cable installer. He had multiple injuries, one of which was to the left knee.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
First District Court finds that judge of compensation claims abused his discretion in rejecting terms of employment contract as the contract expressly provided claimant would receive his salary only during the five-month championship playing season.
The claimant signed a seven-year Minor League Uniform Contract. Per the contract, his salary at the time of his accident was $1,500 per month to be paid over the five-month championship playing season.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
Because plaintiff’s reason for remaining at defendant’s premises was purely personal and location of accident was not determinative, Appellate Division reversed and vacated the order granting summary judgment to defendant.
The plaintiff was a Certified Nursing Assistant working for Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) on the date of the incident.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.
Appellate Division finds that petitioner failed to sustain her burden of proving that her need for treatment was related to work incident, thus, denial of her motion for medical and temporary benefits was affirmed.
The petitioner appealed a workers’ compensation order denying her motion for medical and temporary benefits. By way of background, she worked as a teacher, and on July 6, 2021, a male student kicked her in her left breast.
What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 28, No.