{"id":2721,"date":"2023-09-05T18:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/schuler-v-erie\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T11:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T15:00:53","slug":"schuler-v-erie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/maryland-law-update\/schuler-v-erie\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Uninsured Motorist Policies in Maryland |Schuler v. Erie Insurance Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This case,<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/maryland\/court-of-special-appeals\/1990\/451-september-term-1989-0.html\"> Schuler v. Erie Insurance Exchange<\/a>, is about whether uninsured motorist coverage for a business requires coverage for &#8220;vehicle owners and members of their family.&#8221;\u00a0 The Maryland Court of Special Appeals says no.\u00a0 But the opinion is not all bad for victims.<\/p>\n<h4><strong class=\"heading4\">Facts of Schuler<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this <a href=\"\/claims-by-maryland-jurisdictions\/montgomery-county-personal-injury-lawyers\/\">Montgomery County<\/a>, Maryland case, a <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/other-personal-injury\/maryland-pedestrian-accidents-lawyer\/\">pedestrian<\/a> was injured in a car accident when he was struck by an uninsured motorist. The pedestrian&#8217;s car was insured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marylandinjurylawcenter.com\/2007\/07\/maryland_automobile_insurance.html\">MAIF<\/a>. The pedestrian&#8217;s wife drove a company vehicle with an Erie Insurance Exchange commercial policy, with the employer as the named insured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/maryland-law-update\/schuler-v-erie\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Commercial Uninsured Motorist Policies in Maryland |Schuler v. Erie Insurance Exchange\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This case, Schuler v. Erie Insurance Exchange, is about whether uninsured motorist coverage for a business requires coverage for &#8220;vehicle owners and members of their family.&#8221;\u00a0 The Maryland Court of Special Appeals says no.\u00a0 But the opinion is not all bad for victims. 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