Victor M. SACKETT and Diana L. Sackett, Appellants,
v.
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 13, 2006.
Decided April 17, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Scott B. Cooper, Esq., Schmidt, Ronca & Kramer, P.C., Ronald James Bergman, Esq., Nedwick & Bergman, Harrisburg, for Victor M. Sackett, et al.
John W. Pollins, III, Esq., Greensburg, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Peter B. Skeel, Esq., Summers, McDonnell, Hudock, Guthrie & Skeel, L.L.P., Pittsburgh, for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
Teresa Ficken Sachs, Esq., Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, for amicus curiae Pa. Defense Institute, Insurance Federation of Pa., and Property Casualty Insurers Assoc.
BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER and BALDWIN, JJ.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
OPINION
Justice BALDWIN.
In this matter, we are asked to resolve a pure question of law.1 Does the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (the MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1799.7, require automobile insurers to provide first named insureds the opportunity to waive the stacked limits of uninsured/underinsured (UM/UIM)2 coverage for each instance an insured purchases...
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