United States Third Circuit

In plaintiff's suit against defendant for fraudulent misrepresentation and negligence arising from his investment in their microwave technology, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant is vacated and remanded as the district court's proximate cause analysis was in error as plaintiff produced enough evidence to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendant's misrepresentations were a substantial factor in causing his failed investment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/01/2008
• Decided 10/26/2009
• Published 10/26/2009

Judges

• Before:  FISHER, CHAGARES, and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Gall, Esq. (Argued), Philomena M. Dane, Esq., Christopher F.W. Haas, Esq., Kristen M. Blankley, Esq., Squire Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., Columbus, OH, John M. Von Mehren, Esq., Squire Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P., Cleveland, OH, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• George E. Yokitis, Esq. (Argued), Walter P. DeForest, Esq., Mindy J. Shreve, Esq., DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis, Kaplan & Berardinelli, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.