Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/19/2006

Vaccone v. Syken

Citations

899 A.2d 1103
587 Pa. 380
2006 Pa. LEXIS 1004

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holding that an order disqualifying counsel in a civil case is an interlocutory order, which is not immediately appealable
finding “orders disqualifying counsel in civil cases are not collateral orders subject to appeal”
noting the similarities between our collateral order jurisprudence and the high Court's
noting the similarities between our collateral order jurisprudence and the high Court’s
circumstances of disqualification of petitioner’s counsel not extreme, or unusual, or of such public importance, that general rule regarding sparing use of extraordinary jurisdiction would not apply
“[W]e believe that it has become necessary to remember the purpose of the finality rule, which is to avoid piecemeal litigation, and not to become swallowed up in its exceptions.”

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

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