Supreme Court Decision Rendered

Posted By Haggerty, Goldberg, Schleifer & Kupersmith, P.C.

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued its decision in AA Mid-Atlantic Insurance Company v. Ryan, a case in which HGSK partner Jim Haggerty had filed an Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. The Pennsylvania Association for Justice is an organization of trial attorneys in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania devoted to representing the interests of victims and the fair administration of justice throughout the state. In that case, the Supreme Court held that a motor vehicle accident victim was not entitled to duplicate payments for the same elements of loss once fully compensated for injuries sustained in the accident. The Supreme Court further held that any recoverable underinsured motorist benefits were to be offset by recovery from any tortfeasors. Click here to review the entire decision on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s webpage.