Cordaro v. Hedderick

NEALON, J.,

Defendant, Steven J. Hedderick, has filed a motion for summary judgment seeking to dismiss any claims for noneconomic damages by plaintiff, Samuel J. Cordaro, on the grounds that Cordaro selected the “limited tort” option but has not suffered a “serious injury” under section 1705(d) of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, 75 Pa.C.S. Hedderick’s motion raises a novel issue of apparent first impression under section 1705(d): whether a claimant who is already vocationally disabled at the time of an accident due to an impairment involving one part of his anatomy can suffer a…