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· 11/19/2008

Nationwide Insurance v. Schneider

Citations

  • 960 A.2d 442
  • 599 Pa. 131
  • 2008 Pa. LEXIS 2047

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “this Court ultimately maintains the final responsibility to interpret or construe statutes”
  • explaining that \this Court ultimately maintains the final responsibility to interpret or construe statutes\
  • explaining that the same policy concerns are involved in both scenarios
  • affirming use of credit where plaintiff was seeking excess UIM benefits after settling claim against primary UIM insurer for less than the full policy limits
  • analyzing prejudice in the context of an excess UIM insurer’s claim that the insured failed to obtain its consent to settle with the primary UIM insurer
  • not applying deference rule where Insurance Department declined to file amicus brief and stated the case didn’t involve issues within its regulatory expertise or directly impacting widespread consumer interests

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery

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