SALERA v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO., 606 Pa. 213 (2010)

996 A.2d 482

Joseph SALERA, Petitioner v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Respondent James Mee, Petitioner v. Safeco Insurance Company of America, Respondent. Ihor and Diane Helo, Petitioners v. Encompass Insurance, Respondent. Karol Dicicco, Petitioner v. Allstate Insurance Company, Respondent. Richard Crowley, et al. Adam and Cheri Skelding, Petitioners v. The Travelers Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Respondent.

No. 197 EAL 2009.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District.
June 17, 2010.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal, 198 EAL 2009, 199 EAL 2009, 200 EAL 2009 and 201 EAL 2009.

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from the Memorandum Opinion and Order of the Superior Court (Stevens, Klein, and Cleland, JJ.) dated January 12, 2009, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Bernstein, J.) dated March 27, 2008.

Prior reports: Pa.Super., 970 A.2d 490; 970 A.2d 489; 970 A.2d 487; 970 A.2d 486; 970 A.2d 486.

ORDER
PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 17th day of June, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur isDENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue is:

Whether the Superior Court, in affirming the denial of a request for class certification, improperly held that Petitioners did not satisfy the predominance of common questions requirement of Pa.R.C.P. 1702 and 1708(a)(1), as applied by this Court in Liss Marion, P.C. v. Recordex Acquisition Corp., 603 Pa. 198, 983 A.2d 652 (2009).

Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.