A Pennsylvania man is critically injured in West Virginia. The employer unilaterally files a compensation claim in Pennsylvania. Has the employee "elected" to proceed exclusively under Pennsylvania law?
State ex rel. National Union Fire Insurance Company vs. Hummel
Case Number: 19-0978
This is a bad faith insurance case raising interesting choice-of-law issues. Where a claim is made for extracontractual damages, is an insured bound by the choice-of-law language contained in the policy?
Issues of long arm jurisdiction and minimum contacts in a case involving training given by an out-of-state company to its franchisee working in West Virginia.
State ex rex. Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company vs. Kaufman
Case Number: 19-0955
This is a bad faith case raising issues involving (1) an adverse inference instruction and (2) a summary judgment on the issue of whether the insured substantially prevailed.
Respondent, Rosa Lee Butcher, alleges that officers from Petitioner, City of Clarksburg Police Department (CCPD), used excessive force during the booking process.
