Vanderhoff, F. v. Harleysville Insurance Co. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT FORESTER VANDERHOFF, Petitioner v. HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent : No. 375 MAL 2012 : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the : Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 14th day of November 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are: (1) What constitutes actual prejudice to relieve an insurance company of its obligation to pay insurance benefits to an insured? (2) Should actual prejudice involve proof by an insurance carrier that it suffered a real material impairment of its ability to investigate and defend an uninsured claim? (3) What constitutes a reasonable basis for a trial court finding that prejudice exists in a late report of a phantom vehicle?

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