Grimes v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of Philadelphia, LLC

OPINION

The Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (the “UTPCPL” or “Act”) 1 provides a private cause of action to any person who, as a result of conduct that the UTPCPL prohibits, “suffers any ascertainable loss of money or property, real or personal.” 73 P.S. § 201-9.2(a). The Superior Court held here that Appellee Christina Grimes’s retention of counsel to institute this suit constituted such an “ascertainable loss.” We reverse.

The facts, which we have taken from Appellee’s pleadings, are as follows. 2 Appellee signed a contract in December 2010, to rent a car from Appellant…