Bailey v. Happer

William Bailey, Sr. v. Jamia Happer, No. 0685, September Term, 2024. Opinion by Getty, Joseph M., J. HEADNOTES: SAFE ACT – RETROACTIVE APPLICATION The SAFE Act may not be applied retroactively. However, a statute does not operate retroactively merely because it is applied in a case arising from conduct antedating the statute’s enactment. Therefore, a court is permitted to consider an alleged exploiter’s entire course of conduct, including conduct which occurred before the effective date of the statute, when evaluating a SAFE Act claim. SAFE ACT – BURDEN OF PROOF A claim of financial…