Dommel Properties, LLC v. Jonestown Bank

MEMORANDUM

Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge

This matter is before the court on remand from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. (See Doc. 165). The court’s task on remand is to consider the impact of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s intervening decision in Bruno v. Erie Insurance Co., 106 A.3d 48 (Pa.2014), on our prior “gist of the action” analysis. At the court’s behest, the parties filed supplemental memoranda debating Bruno’s effect on the Dommels’ claims for fraud and negligence. Hence, the issues on remand are ripe for disposition.

I. Factual Background &…