Rosen v. American Bank of Rolla

How courts have described this case

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• dismissing an abuse of process claim where complaint indicated that defendant subpoenaed a witness who clearly had information relevant to the lawsuit
• explaining that to establish an abuse of process claim under Pennsylvania law, a plaintiff must show that “the defendant (1) used a legal process against the plaintiff, (2) primarily to accomplish a purpose for which the process was not designed[,] and (3
• affirming dismissal of the wrongful use of process claim against a lawyer for subpoenaing a witness to “give testimony in aid of execution in a legitimate and proper underlying action”
• noting process includes noticing of deposition and issuing subpoenas, including those against third parties
• dismissing Dragonetti claim because “essence of the tort is the institution of a civil action[;]” and noting issuance of subpoena “did not constitute the commencement of a civil action . . . as contemplated by the statute.”
• dismissing Dragonetti claim because “essence of the tort is the institution of a civil action[;]” and noting issuance of subpoena “did not constitute the commencement of a civil action . . . as contemplated by the statute.”

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