STOCKDALE v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA KAYLA STOCKDALE, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY NO. 19-845 INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case addresses the scope of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Gallagher v. GEICO Indemnity Co.,

201 A.3d 131

(Pa. 2019). Specifically, it addresses the extent to which Gallagher found the “household exclusion” inconsistent with the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law’s (“MVFRL”), 75 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 1701 et seq., requirement that insureds knowingly waive…