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

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT JOBE DANGANAN, ON BEHALF OF : No. 44 WM 2017 HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY : SITUATED : : : v. : : : GUARDIAN PROTECTION SERVICES : : : PETITION OF: UNITED STATES COURT : OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT : ORDER PER CURIAM 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.