Legal Opinion

Freeth v. Zurich American Insurance

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 15, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-2274PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

McHUGH, District Judge.

’ This case involves the' complex and conceptually muddled area of Pennsylvania’s law on automobile insurance coverage. At issue is Zurich American Insurance Company’s (“Zurich”) compliance with the technical requirements for lowering- limits of uninsured motorist (“UM”) and underin-sured motorist (“UIM”) coverage. That narrow question has great practical significance, because, depending on the answer, Plaintiff Stefan Freeth, an employee of Road-Con, Inc. (“Road-Con”), either- can seek up to.one million dollars in benefits, or will be limited to collecting…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. 401 Fourth Street, Inc. v. Investors Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. BuffettaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  4. Wolgemuth v. Harleysville Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Lewis v. Erie Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Barnard v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. ECKMAN v. ENCOMPASS HOME AND AUTO INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Farmland Mutual Insurance Co v. Debra SechristCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  4. SMITH v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2020

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