pIn an important decision for many workers involved in Pennsylvania car accidents with an underinsured party, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a ruling of the Appellate Court striking down an exclusion on a car insurance policy which claimed that if an individual received workman’s compensation benefits, he was not eligible for a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1391763.html"underinsured motorist benefits/a. The facts of the case revealed that a police officer in the course and scope of his employment was injured in an a href="http://www.reiffandbily.com/lawyer-attorney-1315525.html"automobile accident/a with a minimally insured driver and sustained severe injuries. Workers’ compensation paid the plaintiff’s medical expenses and two-thirds of his salary. The injured police officer recovered $25,000 policy limits from the third party insurance carrier, Allstate, (the insurance company responsible for the accident), however, due to the fact that losses and d [...]
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