United States Third Circuit

While the existence of a fiduciary relationship will normally shift the burden of proof in a breach of contract case to the fiduciary under Pennsylvania law, where the parties to a contract were not in a fiduciary relationship at the time of contract negotiation, the rule does not apply.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/19/2000
• Decided 05/11/2001
• Published 05/17/2001

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, SLOVITER and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• H. Woodruff Turner, (Argued), Robert B. Sommer, David M. Aceto, Douglas A. Pearson, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent J. Connelly, Alan J. Martin, (Argued), Daniel L. Ring, Eric S. Dreiband, Terri Hoskins, Audrey Fried-Grushcow, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, William M. Wycoff, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA, Counsel for Appellees.