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Case Name | Heller v. Pennsylvania League of Cities | |
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Date | 11/19/2011 | |
Note | A workers' compensation exclusion in an employer-sponsored insurance policy violates public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable. | |
Citation | 16 WAP 2009 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 10402011 PA |
Frank D. HELLER and Beverly A. Heller, Husband and Wife, Appellants v. PENNSYLVANIA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES t/d/b/a Penn Prime Trust a/k/a Pennsylvania Pooled Risk Insurance for Municipal Entities, Appellees. Workers' compensation covered Heller's medical expenses and two-thirds of his salary. 2 The Borough paid Heller the remainder of his salary. Following Penn PRIME's denial of benefits, Heller filed a declaratory judgment action in the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County. Heller v. Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, 950 A. 2d 362 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2008). Heller contends that allowing the exclusion to stand defeats the purpose of the amendments to the MVFRL.
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