IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP : No. 205 EAL 2017
ON BEHALF OF CHUNLI CHEN, :
:
Respondent : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
:
v. :
:
:
KAFUMBA KAMARA, THRIFTY CAR :
RENTAL AND RENTAL CAR FINANCE :
GROUP, :
:
Petitioners :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 9th day of August, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:
a. Can a Workers’ Compensation lienholder bring a third party action
on behalf of the injured worker to recoup amounts paid to the
injured worker from the alleged tortfeasor contrary to the standard
set in Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Domtar Paper Co., 631
Pa. 463, 113 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2015)?
b. Did the Superior Court fail to see that the failure to attach the
verification of Chunli Chen to Plaintiff’s Complaint and decision to
attach the verification of the insurance adjuster with knowledge of
the lien, supports the argument of [Petitioners] that this lawsuit was
brought without the cooperation of Chunli Chen and solely on
behalf of the insurance company in an attempt to subrogate its lien
in direct contradiction of the standard set in Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company v. Domtar Paper Co., 631 Pa. 463, 113 A.3d
1230 (Pa. 2015)?
c. Is the caption, and effect of the caption, “The Harford Insurance
Group On behalf of Chunli Chen” synonymous with “Liberty Mutual
Insurance Company, as subrogee of George Lawrence” as it
appears in Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Domtar Paper
Co., 631 Pa. 463, 113 A.3d 1230 (Pa. 2015)?
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