MALLORY v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.

No. 3 EAP 2021.

266 A.3d 542 (2021)

Robert MALLORY, Appellant v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Caleb Levin , Laurence S. Berman , Luke Thomas Pepper , Levin Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Robert Mallory.

Andrew John DuPont , Jonathan W. Miller , Locks Law Firm, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant Amicus Curiae Locks Law Firm.

David Alan Damico , Daniel Brennen Donahoe , Ira L. Podheiser , Burns White LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, Bruce Philip Merenstein , Ralph G. Wellington , Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Norfolk Southern Railway Company.

James Michael Beck , Life Sciences, Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellees Amici Curiae Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel, Washington Legal Foundation.

Sharon L. Caffrey , Theresa A. Langschultz , Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Amicus Curiae CSX Transportation, Inc.

Ruxandra Maniu Laidacker , The Criminal Appeals, Kline & Specter PC, Philadelphia, PA, Charles Lyman Becker , City of Philadelphia Law Department Appeals and Litigation Department, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee Amicus Curiae The Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

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


OPINION

I. Introduction

Under Pennsylvania law, a foreign corporation "may not do business in this Commonwealth until it registers" with the Department of State of the Commonwealth. 15 Pa.C.S. § 411(a). Further, "qualification as a foreign corporation under the laws of this...

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