Black Mathews v. ACE — Commercial umbrella did not provide first-party UIM coverage
The Superior Court held that a commercial umbrella policy’s follow-form endorsement did not transform third-party liability coverage into first-party UIM coverage.
The Superior Court held that a commercial umbrella policy’s follow-form endorsement did not transform third-party liability coverage into first-party UIM coverage.
The Superior Court held that alleged RESPA servicing violations do not create an affirmative defense to foreclosure and clarified borrower standing to contest assignments.
The Superior Court vacated a custody order that effectively permitted relocation to New Jersey because grandparents with custody rights received no notice that relocation would be reconsidered.
The Superior Court held that disputed primary-physical-custody issues could not be finally resolved through Blair County’s hearing-officer process and remanded for a judicial hearing.
The Superior Court vacated an estate-account decree because the orphans’ court presumed attorney and executor fees reasonable based solely on local guidelines and shifted the burden to the objectors.
The Superior Court held that related criminal charges do not automatically require postponement of a final Protection from Abuse hearing and upheld the denial of an indefinite continuance.
The Superior Court held that a law firm owed court-ordered guardian ad litem fees had standing to pursue civil contempt even though the firm was not a party to the custody case.
The Superior Court affirmed an accounting between coal-property cotenants, upheld class treatment for about 50 fractional owners, and approved equitable prejudgment interest on withheld royalties.
Superior Court affirms the denial of spousal support after decades of voluntary payments J-S23011-26 2026 PA Super 158 DOLORES DUGAN : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF : PENNSYLVANIA Appellant : : : v. : : : MATTHEW DUGAN : No. 3167 EDA 2025 Appeal from the Order Entered November 7, 2025 In the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County Domestic Relations at No(s): CV-2025-00613, PACSES: 57030337 BEFORE: LAZARUS, P.J., MURRAY, J., and FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E. * OPINION BY LAZARUS, P.J.: FILED JULY 23, 2026 Dolores Dugan (Wife) appeals from the order, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, denying her de novo appeal in this support matter.1 After careful review, we affirm.