Ignition Interlock Law DUI
What is the new Pennsylvania Ignition Interlock Law? The recent change in the DUI law does two essential things. First, it requires most convicted, first-time DUI offenders to have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicles. Second, it allows DUI offenders to regain their driving p...
Uninsured and Underinsured car insurance in Pennsylvania
Uninsured and Underinsured car insurance in Pennsylvania
PA Supreme Court invalidates household exclusion
On January 23, 2019, in Gallagher v. GEICO, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that that the household / family car exclusion violates the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law. This opinion will impact claims for stacked uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage arising out of the use ...
PA Supreme Court will decide BAC refusal case
In Commonwealth v. Bell, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania found the suspect did not have a constitutional right to refuse to submit to a warrantless blood test and, therefore, the prosecution did not violate his rights by introducing this evidence at trial. The court cited to South Dakota v. Ne...