Allison is a member of the Professional Liability Department where she concentrates her practice on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. She routinely represents national/global insurance carriers in insurance coverage disputes and first-party automotive claims brought against them. Allison is experienced in many types of coverage issues, including: policy cancellation, policy reformation, phantom vehicle cases, and a variety of policy exclusions. She also defends clients in the area of bad faith litigation. She practices in Pennsylvania state and federal court, as well as before arbitration panels and appellate courts.
For two years prior to joining the firm, Allison served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Judge Donald R. Totaro in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. During her final year of law school, Allison served as a legal extern for the Honorable Justice J. Michael Eakin of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She also served as a certified legal intern for the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission in the Hearings and Appeals Department.
In 2006, Allison graduated magna cum laude from York College of Pennsylvania. She then attended the Widener University School of Law and graduated cum laude in 2009. During her time in law school, Allison served on Widener’s Law Journal and was the president of the Moot Court Honor Society from 2008 to 2009.
Honors & awards
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star
2019
Year joined
2011
Results
Summary Judgment for Large Insurance Carrier in a Breach of Contract Case.
Insurance Services
December 31, 2018
The parties had filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The issue for the court was whether the carrier had breached the terms of the policy when it denied the plaintiff’s first-party benefits claim relating to medical bills for PTSD allegedly caused by the underlying accident.
Summary Judgment in Class Action Lawsuit On Behalf of Large Insurer.
Class Action Litigation
August 24, 2018
We obtained summary judgment in a putative class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of a large insurer. The case dealt with a letter the insurance carrier would send to their insureds following a motor vehicle accident in which they advised their insureds that they would have a rental vehicle for five days. The named plaintiffs argued the letter misrepresented the policy language and they sued for breach of contract, bad faith, declaratory judgment and equitable relief.
Defense Prevails in Automobile Liability Case.
Insurance Services
May 11, 2018
We secured the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action filed in federal court against a large insurer. This case arose from a motor vehicle accident that occurred in 2015. The plaintiff averred that she had sustained injuries in excess of the tortfeasor’s bodily injury liability limits and sought stacked underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits. While the plaintiff had admittedly signed a rejection of UIM coverage form and a rejection of UIM coverage stacked limits form, she argued that her insurer had altered the statutorily required forms by adding additional language.
Successful Defense of Bad Faith Case Against Insurer
Insurance Services
May 11, 2017
Secured summary judgment in federal court in a bad faith case against a large insurer. The case arose from a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident that occurred in 2008 and dealt with the insurer’s handling of the plaintiff’s UIM claim following that accident. The plaintiff was run over by a rollback truck that was being repossessed on behalf of the owner. Because there were conflicting versions of events regarding how the accident occurred, the case went to arbitration on the issue of liability.
Arbitration Panel Sides with Defense in Neighbor Disputes
General Liability
January 22, 2016
Obtained two defense verdicts from a Lancaster County arbitration panel in two separate neighbor dispute cases involving the same parties. In the first of the two cases, the plaintiff claimed that his neighbors had damaged his concrete driveway while using a boom lift on his property to install an air conditioning unit on the roof of their home. The plaintiff sued for trespass. At the arbitration, pre-loss photos established that the cracks in the driveway were pre-existing and were not caused by the boom lift. The arbitration panel unanimously ruled in favor of the
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Thought Leadership
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2019 Shareholder Class and Special Counsel Promotions
January 2, 2019
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin is pleased to announce that 13 associates and two special counsel have been elevated to shareholder. Additionally, the firm has promoted four associates to the position of special counsel.
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith
Harrisburg
Insurance Services
October 23, 2019
Washington Supreme Court Holds that Employee Adjusters Are Not Subject to Personal Liability for Insurance Bad Faith or Per Se Claims Under the CPA. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith
Harrisburg
Insurance Services
October 7, 2019
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds that Increasing UIM Limits on an Existing Automobile Policy that Insures Multiple Vehicles Constitutes a “Purchase” of Coverage Under Section 1738(c) of the MVFRL, and Therefore, New Stacking Waivers The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Just How Hard Does Gallagher Hit the Household Vehicle Exclusion?
Harrisburg
Insurance Services
June 1, 2019
Defense Digest, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2019By Allison L. Krupp, Esq. and Christopher W. Woodward, Esq. *Key Points:
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith
Harrisburg
Insurance Services
April 17, 2019
Edited by Allison L. Krupp, Esq. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith
Westport
Insurance Services
April 9, 2019
Edited by Allison L. Krupp, Esq. The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
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Classes/Seminars Taught
Proper Handling of UM/UIM Claims: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, June 17, 2016
Regular Use Exclusions in Pennsylvania -- Coverage Issues and Practical Applications, Marshall Dennehey Client Seminar, June 2015
Recent Pennsylvania Trial and Appellate Case Law, Cumberland County Lunch and Learn, March 2015