Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2017

J. Danganan v. Guardian, Pet of: U.S. Ct. of App.

J. Danganan v. Guardian, Pet of: U.S. Ct. of App.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided August 8, 2017 · Per Curiam
170 A.3d 981 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

J. Danganan v. Guardian, Pet of: U.S. Ct. of App.

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 8th day of August, 2017, the Petition for Certification of Ques *982 tion of' State Law is GRANTED. This Court shall consider the following issues:

1. Whether a non-Pennsylvania resident may bring suit.under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), [73 P.S. §§ 201-1 to 201-9.3], against a business headquartered in and operating from Pennsylvania, based on transactions which occurred outside of Pennsylvania?
2. If the UTPCPL does- not allow a non-Pennsylvania resident to invoke its protections, whether the parties can, through a choice-of-law provision, expand its protections to parties to the contract who are non-Pennsylvania resident consumers?

The Prothonotary is DIRECTED to establish a briefing schedule and list this case for oral argument.

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