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VILLANI v. SEIBERT

No. 66 MAP 2016.

159 A.3d 478 (2017)

Jean Louise VILLANI, Individually and in her Capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Guerino Villani, Deceased v. John SEIBERT, Jr. and Mary Seibert. Frederick John Seibert, Jr. and Mary Seibert v. Jean Louise Villani and Thomas D. Schneider, Esquire. Appeal of: Frederick John Seibert, Jr. and Mary Seibert.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

DECIDED: April 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey B. Albert, Esq. , for Nicholas O. Brown, Amicus Curiae.

Anthony Salvatore Cottone, Esq. , Burns White, LLC, for The Professional Liability Defense Federation, Amicus Curiae.

H. Robert Fiebach, Esq. , Cozen O'Connor, for Pennsylvania Bar Ass'n, Amicus Curiae.

Bruce Richard Beemer, Esq. , PA Office of Attorney General, Joshua D. Shapiro, Esq. , for Attorney General's Office, Participants.

Peter Michael Newman, Esq. , Mark William Tanner, Esq. , Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelemter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP, for Mary Seibert and Frederic John Seibert, Jr., Appellants.

Guy Anthony Donatelli, Esq. , Lamb McErlane, PC, for Jean Louise Villiani, Appellee.

Paul Christopher Troy, Esq. , Kane, Pugh, Knoell, Troy & Kramer, L.L.P., for Thomas D. Schneider, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

In this interlocutory direct appeal by permission, we consider whether a legislative enactment recognizing a cause of action for wrongful use of civil proceedings infringes upon this Court's constitutionally prescribed power to regulate the practice of law, insofar as such wrongful-use...

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