Amicus Briefs

Most Recent Additions

Tincher v. Omega FlexPennsylvania Supreme Court to address if Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts 2d or the Restatement of Torts 3rd should apply to product liability claims.By: C. Scott Toomey and William J. Ricci
Allstate v. WolfeThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court to consider if insurance statutory bad faith claims may be assigned by insureds to tort victims.By: R. Bruce Morrison and C. Scott Rybny
Swarner v. Mutual Benefit InsuranceIssue involves the applicability of the “household exclusion” to a UI/UM claim involving the occupant of a motorcycle.By: Craig Murphey
Zauflik v. Pennsbury School DistrictInvolves a challenge to the constitutionality of the caps on damages recoverable under the Municipal Tort Claims Act.By: Louis C. Long
Tooey v. AK Steel CorporationWhether a judicial exception to the statutory doctrine of employer immunity from tort liability should be created for civil claims arising from latent occupational diseases that manifest long after the
expiration of the statute of repose contained the worBy: Louis C. Long
Bruno v. Erie InsuranceAttempt to expand the extra-contractual liability of insurance companies in professional liability actions.By: Louis C. Long
Sellers v. Township of AbingtonThe issue is the scope of liability of municipalities to person injured in police chases.By: David L. Schwalm
The Babcock & Wilcox Company v. American Nuclear InsuranceThis case involves the issue of the right of an insured to settle a liability claim without consent from the insurer when the insurer is defending the claim under a reservation of rights.By: By: R. Bruce Morrison and Louis E. Bricklin
Strausser Enterprises v. Segal and MorelWhen is a common law arbitration award “made” for purposes of computing the 30 day period within which a challenge to that award may be filed.By: Louis C. Long and Scott Millhouse
Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. John St. John and Kathy St. JohnDetermination of when insurance policies are triggered by property damage claims.By: Allan S. Miller