Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2/20/2004

Ieropoli v. AC&S CORP.

Citations

842 A.2d 919
577 Pa. 138
2004 Pa. LEXIS 146

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explaining that Article 1, Section 11 prevents the General Assembly from extinguishing an already-accrued cause of action
providing that under the Remedies Clause of Article I, Section 11 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, an accrued cause of action is a vested right and, as such, cannot be eliminated by subsequent legislation
providing that under the Remedies Clause of Article I, Section 11 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, an accrued cause of action is a vested right and, as such, cannot be eliminated by subsequent legislation
applying the Remedies Clause to legislation having a retroactive effect on disputes between private parties
applying the Remedies Clause to legislation having a retroactive effect on disputes between private parties
“[T]he phrase ‘cause of action’ . . . does not have a single definition, and means different things depending on context.”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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