· 11/19/2008
Nationwide Insurance v. Schneider
Citations
- 960 A.2d 442
- 599 Pa. 131
- 2008 Pa. LEXIS 2047
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- 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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