DANGANAN v. Petition of: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2017)

ORDER

AND NOW, this 8th day of August, 2017, the Petition for Certification of Question 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.

PER CURIAM