Legal Opinion
COM. EX REL. FISHER v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 1999PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Presently before this Court are the preliminary objections of Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) to the complaint filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) alleging that Allstate has violated the provisions of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (Consumer Protection Law) 1 and has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law under 42 Pa.C.S. § 2524. 2
As alleged in the Commonwealth’s complaint, since 1995, Allstate, under its claim handling procedures, contacts individuals (claimants) who have or may have claims against Allstate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Pekular v. EichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Commonwealth v. RodgersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Dauphin County Bar Ass'n v. MazzacaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Hardy v. Pennock Insurance Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Jones v. Allstate InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Jones v. Allstate Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
- Highmark, Incorporated v. Upmc Health Plan, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Main Line Health, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss FundCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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