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The PA Supreme Court Holds That The Statute Of Limitations In An Uninsured Motorist Action Begins On The Date That A Breach Of Contract Occurred

In Erie Insurance v. Bristol, 2017 WL 5617628, (Pa., November 22, 2017), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the four year statute of limitation In an uninsured motorist claim did not begin on the date that the insured learned that the adverse driver was uninsured, but rather, on the date that the uninsured motorist carrier allegedly breached a contractual duty, which in this case was either the insurer’s denial of coverage or refusal to arbitrate.

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