Legal Updates for Insurance Agents & Brokers – RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP*

RESULTS

Dana Gittleman and Tim Ventura (Philadelphia, PA) obtained dismissal of their insurance broker client on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on the basis of a statute of limitations defense. The plaintiff alleged a failure to procure insurance that would cover an employee’s death in the course of business operations. We successfully argued that the four-year statute of limitations applicable to breach of contract claims barred the plaintiff’s claims based upon several instances of notice of the insurance policy terms and coverages, and a claim determination, all of which preceded the suit inception by more than four years.

*Prior Results Do Not Guarantee a Similar Outcome
 

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Dana Gittleman’s (Philadelphia, PA) article “Trying the PL Case: Lessons Learned in the Courtroom” was published on September 21 on the PLUS Blog. You can read her article here:

Estelle McGrath (Pittsburgh, PA) gave a client presentation, “Significant Agent E&O Pandemic Rulings.” 

Estelle McGrath (Pittsburgh, PA) presented the webinar, “How to Avoid Mistakes with Mismanagement of Life & Health Claims,” with members of NAPA (National Association of Professional Agents).

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