Yarmuth v. Government Employees Insurance

Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974), §§ 12-601 to 12-609 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified for our consideration two questions of state law:

“(1) May an insurance company, under Maryland law, include a provision in an automobile insurance policy which would prohibit the recovery of uninsured motorist benefits under that policy where the insured’s claim admittedly exceeds $40,000 and where the insured has already recovered the sum of $40,000 under the…