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BEYERS v. RICHMOND

937 A.2d 1082 (2007)

Janic Iannece BEYERS v. Donald RICHMOND, Forceno & Arangio, P.C., Robert Arangio and Raymond P. Forceno. Appeal of: Forceno & Arangio, P.C., Robert Arangio and Raymond P. Forceno.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 28, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Albert, Told Rehder, J.W. Christie, McKissock & Hoffman, P.C., Philadelphia, for Forceno & Arangio, P.C., Robert Arangio and Raymond P. Forceno, appellants.

Amy Joann Coco, Weinheimer Schadel & Haber, P.C., Pittsburgh, Kathryn Lease Simpson, Mette, Evans & Woodside, Harrisburg, for Pa. Bar Ass'n, amicus appellant.

Edwin P. Smith, Smith, Edwin P. & Associates, P.C., for Janic Iannece Beyers, appellee.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, BALDWIN and FITZGERALD, JJ.

OPINION

Justice FITZGERALD.

We determine whether the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), 73 P.S. §§ 201-1-209-6, applies to an attorney's conduct in collecting and distributing settlement proceeds. The Superior Court held that the UTPCPL provides a cause of action against attorneys arising out of the disbursement of settlement funds. We hold the UTPCPL does not apply to attorney misconduct, and reverse the decision...

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