Progressive vehicle "This issue needs to get settled in Pennsylvania as to whether or not these damages are available," Saltz Mongeluzzi partner Patrick Howard said. Credit: Ken Wolter/Shutterstock.com

A proposed class action against Progressive Insurance stands to resolve an open question about whether insurers are required to pay certain damages.

The suit, captioned Alexander v. Progressive, contends that Progressive Advanced Insurance Co. fails to compensate third-party claimants for their vehicles' loss of value sustained in accidents caused by the defendant's insureds.

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Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman is a Philadelphia-based litigation reporter with The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected].