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  • Busch v. Domb et al

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pratter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0056

    Finding an intervening change in the law, the district court broke with Third Circuit precedent and followed Pennsylvania state court decisions to hold that the economic loss doctrine did not bar plaintiffs claim brought under Pennsylvanias Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. The court denied defendants motion to dismiss in part.

  • Waldron Elec. Heating and Cooling, Inc. v. Caseber

    Publication Date: 2017-12-05
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Moulton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1779

    Trial court erred in finding that electrician was barred from asserting a claim for the reasonable value of services under §517.7(g) of the home improvements consumer protection act where the defendant cancelled the contract within the required three days but electrician had already completed the work, because under the plain language of §517.7(g), a contractor who complied with §517.7(a) was not precluded from asserting a claim for the reasonable value of services performed but trial court correctly allowed defendant to testify as to

  • Cook v. Gen. Nutrition Corp.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-17
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Consumer Protection | Contracts
    Industry: Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1560

    Breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims arising from retailers termination of rewards program during terms of customers memberships failed where program agreement permitted retailed to alter or terminate the program at any time and stated that membership fees were nonrefundable.