Lytle v. CitiFinancial Services, Inc.

OPINION BY

McEWEN, P.J.E.:

¶ 1 This appeal from an order dismissing, in response, to the preliminary objections of CitiFinancial Services, Inc., f/k/a Commercial Credit Plan Consumer Discount Company (hereinafter “CitiFinan-cial”), the class action complaint filed by Robert and Judith Lytle, presents substantial questions concerning, inter alia, the extent to which federal law requires state courts to allow the use of a pre-dispute arbitration clause in a consumer contract to circumvent state consumer protection statutes. 1 While the contentious nature of this issue inspired us to review all of…