Legal Opinion
Nationwide Insurance v. Schneider
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 2008No. 11 MAP 2007PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
We allowed appeal to determine whether the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law requires primary underinsured motorist benefits to be exhausted before secondary coverage is implicated and to consider the enforceability of a consent-to-settle clause in an underinsured motorist policy.
In October 1996, police officer Paul P. Schneider (“Appellee”) suffered injury when his cruiser was struck by a vehicle driven by Ayanna Lee Cooper. At that time, Ms. Cooper maintained a policy of insurance issued by American Independent Insurance Company providing, inter alia, up to…
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