Two Opinions Broaden the Scope of Liability and Strip Defenses Under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law | Troutman Pepper
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In the span of just a few weeks, both the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued decisions significantly expanding liability under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (CPL or UTPCPL). While these decisions involved claims by private parties, the CPL also permits lawsuits by district attorneys and the commonwealth’s attorney general. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court broadened the scope of the CPL by imposing a strict liability standard under which a compan...