WEINBERG v. SUN CO., INC.


777 A.2d 442 (2001)

Frederic WEINBERG, Sheilah Guarino and Marc R. Gordon, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellees, v. SUN COMPANY, INC. and Sun Company, Inc (R & M), Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole Dominique Galli, Jon A. Baughman, Philadelphia, for Sun Company Inc., and Sun Company, Inc. (R&M).

Debora Ann O'Neill, Ann D. White, Jenkingtown, Michael J. Kane, Camp Hill, for Frederic Weinberg and Sheilah Guarino.

Stephen James Harburg, amicus curiae, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and SAYLOR, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

Appellants in this consumer class action argue that Superior Court misconstrued the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), 73 P.S. § 201-1 et seq., and erroneously interpreted and applied the standards for class certification. The trial court denied class certification in a multi-count action brought under the UTPCPL and the common law. Superior Court affirmed in...

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