Legal Opinion
DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Askinazi
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 5, 2001No. CIV.A. 99-5581PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOHN, District Judge.
Plaintiff DaimlerChrysler Corp. [“Daim-lerChrysler”] filed a claim for wrongful use of civil proceedings under 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8351 [“Dragonetti action”] against defendants William Askinazi and Greitzer & Locks [“G & L”] [collectively, “the lawyers”], as well as defendant Brian Lipscomb [“class representative”]. Daimler-Chrysler’s suit stems from a class action in which DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., and Saturn Corp. [“class action defendants”] were named as defendants. This class action was filed by the lawyers on behalf…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Payne v. DeLucaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
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