Legal Opinion
Faber v. TGI-Friday's Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 14, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-2997Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOYNER, District Judge.
The Defendant, TGI-Friday’s Inc.(TGI Friday’s), moves for a partial summary judgment on Count III of the complaint, on the grounds that the Plaintiff, Mrs. Faber, is precluded from recovery for loss of consortium. For the reasons that follow, the motion shall be granted.
Background
Fred Faber claims an injury from a fall he sustained on TGI Friday’s steps on February 17, 1999. At the time of the injury, Mrs. Faber was not married to Fred Faber. The Fabers were married on June 26, 1999, four months after Mr. Fa-ber’s injury.
In Count III of the…
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- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Liberty Lobby, Inc. v. Dow Jones & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Commonwealth v. GorbySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Manfredi EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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