On February 14, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a Petition for Allowance of Appeal of Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise (WCAB). On August 10, 2023, the Commonwealth Court held that a claimant’s benefit rate for specific loss benefits should be calculated in the same way as a claimant’s benefit
Beginning January 1, 2025, motorists in D.C. will be prohibited from making right turns at red lights, while cyclists will be permitted to treat stop signs as yield signs if the intersection is free from pedestrians and motorists. The changes will come about due to the Safer Streets Amendment Act
The Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) has updated its enforcement position on uninsured/underinsured motorist (“UM/UIM”) coverage for diminution of value claims. By way of background, UM/UIM coverage is a statutorily required insurance coverage that applies when an insured involved in an accident is unable to recover, in whole or in part,
The D.C. Council enacted legislation that declares void indemnification clauses in construction contracts that require a subcontractor to indemnify or hold harmless a contractor for a contractor’s sole negligence. This law only applies to contracts executed on or after April 1, 2023. The new law also prohibits contractors from requiring
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is permitted to impose a civil monetary penalty of “up to $1,000” per day for a liability insurer’s failure to comply with reporting requirements with respect to settlements of third-party liability claims with Medicare beneficiaries. In October 2023, CMS adopted regulations specifying
CLIENT ADVISORY PENNSYLVANIA CLIENT ADVISORY Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds preclusion of evidence of a product liability defendant’s compliance with industry and governmental safety standards. In a much-anticipated decision, Sullivan v. Werner Company, No. 18 EAP 2022 (Pa. Dec. 22, 2023), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that product liability defendants
