Herd Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Full title: HERD CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, P.C., Respondent v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE…

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Apr 30, 2012

43 A.3d 478 (Pa. 2012)

Opinion

2012-04-30

HERD CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, P.C., Respondent v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner.

PER CURIAM.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 625 MAL 2011.

Prior report: Pa.Super., 29 A.3d 19.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 30th day of April, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Whether the Superior Court improperly interpreted § 1797 of the MVFRL and its own case of Barnum v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 430 Pa.Super. 488, 635 A.2d 155 (1993)rev'd in part by Terminato v. Pennsylvania National Ins. Co., 538 Pa. 60, 645 A.2d 1287 (1994), to allow attorney's fees even when an insurer has utilized the Peer Review process?