In a matter of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court shot down the plaintiff's request for delay $4 million in damages, finding her motion procedurally deficient.

In a Tuesday opinion, the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied Maria Esther Arreguin's attempts to appeal a trial court decision denying her motion for delay damages. The appellate court affirmed the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas' conclusion, citing Arreguin's failure to comply with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 238(c), which says that a motion for delayed damages must begin with a scripted notice. Judge Megan Sullivan authored the opinion and was joined by Judge Alice B. Dubow. Judge Victor P. Stabile issued a dissenting opinion.