OLYMPUS CORP. v. CANADY

Nos. 2033 WDA 2007, 2627 EDA 2007.

962 A.2d 671 (2008)

OLYMPUS CORPORATION and Keymed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd., Appellee v. Jerome CANADY, Appellant Olympus Corporation and Keymed, Appellee v. Jerome Canady, M.D., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 30, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon Chestnut, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Brett L. Messinger, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Leland P. Schermer, Pittsburgh, for ERBE, Amicus Curiae.

BEFORE: BOWES, GANTMAN, and TAMILIA, JJ.


OPINION BY GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Jerome Canady, appeals from the orders entered in the Allegheny and Philadelphia County Courts of Common Pleas, denying his petitions to open and/or strike the foreign judgment. Appellant asks us to determine whether the judgment, which included an award of legal fees to Appellees under the English Rule, is enforceable under Pennsylvania's Uniform Foreign Money Judgment Recognition Act ("UFMJRA"). We hold the judgment against...

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