· 8/6/1992
Harold Katz and Ruth Katz v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Citations
- 972 F.2d 53
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 17867
- 1992 WL 186673
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “although strict privity is not always an element of the private cause of action,” standing does not extend to “a plaintiff lacking any commercial dealings with the defendant”
- UTPCPL “unambiguously permits only persons who have purchased or leased goods or services to sue”
- passenger injured in car accident lacked standing to bring UTPCPL claim against insurer as intended beneficiary of driver’s insurance policy
- “[A] complete failure of proof concerning an essential element of the nonmoving party’s case necessarily renders all other facts immaterial.”
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Judges: Scirica, Alito, Seitz
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