FIRETREE, LTD. v. FAIRCHILD


920 A.2d 913 (2007)

FIRETREE, LTD., Appellant v. Russ FAIRCHILD.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 9, 2007.

Reargument Denied May 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Schranghamer, Williamsport, for appellant.

Cynthia Ranck Person, Williamsport, for appellee.

BEFORE: COLINS, President Judge and McGINLEY, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge.


Reargument Denied En Banc May 9, 2007.

OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

Firetree, Ltd. appeals the dismissal of its tort claim against Representative Russ Fairchild by the Court of Common Pleas of the 17th Judicial District (Union County Branch) (trial court). The trial court held that the public statements made by Representative Fairchild about the impending sale of Commonwealth property to Firetree were protected by the Speech and Debate Clause of the Pennsylvania...

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