Legal Opinion
Petrosky v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION No. 14-3970PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Legrome D. Davis, District Judge
Plaintiff Alan Petrosky was injured in a motor vehicle accident on March 19, 2012, while on duty as a police officer employed by the City of Philadelphia. Petrosky commenced suit in state court against his automobile insurance carrier, Defendant Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (“Allstate”), to recover underin-sured motorist benefits (UIM). Allstate removed the lawsuit to this District Court based on diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Allstate moves for summary judgment, maintaining that under a “regular use” exclusion contained in…
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