SACKETT v. NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO.


940 A.2d 329 (2007)

Victor M. SACKETT and Diana L. Sackett, Appellants, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance A. Keating, Esq., Jodi A. Frantz, Esq., PA Department of Insurance, Arthur F. McNulty, Esq., Insurance Department, Office of Chief Counsel, for amicus curiae Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Insurance Commissioner.

Scott B. Cooper, Esq., Schmidt Kramer, P.C., Harrisburg, Ronald James Bergman, Esq., Nedwick & Bergman, Greensburg, for Victor M. Sackett, et al.

John W. Pollins, III, Esq., Greensburg, for amicus curiae Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

James C. Haggerty, Esq., Swartz Campbell, L.L.C., Philadelphia, 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, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In April 2007, this Court issued its opinion in the above matter, implementing a plain-meaning approach to Section 1738(c) of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (the "MVFRL"). See Sackett v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 591 Pa. 416, 919 A.2d 194 (2007) ("Sackett I"). Section 1738 concerns the stacking of uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance ("UM/UIM") coverage...

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