A community college cannot be held liable under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law because it doesn’t fall under the law’s definition of a “person” who committed unfair trade practices, the state Supreme Court ruled last week.
The court, in a six-justice unanimous ruling in Meyer v. Community College of Beaver County, found that while corporations can be held liable under the law, political subdivisions such as community colleges cannot. The decision reverses the rulings of the trial court and Commonwealth Court, which each denied the college’s motion for summary judgment on the UTPCPL claims.
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