Important Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinion in Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc: Venue analysis cannot solely rely on the percentage of company’s revenue in the forum county

On November 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania clarified the “quality-quantity” test used to determine whether a company “regularly conducts business” in a county under Pa. R.Civ.P. Rule 2179(a)(2). In Hangey v. Husqvarna Professional Products, Inc., — A.3d —-, 2023 WL 8102730 (Pa. 2023), a 5-1, precedential opinion, the Supreme Court held that, in applying the quantity prong, “the percentage of a company’s total revenue derived from the forum county,” viewed in isolation, “cannot…
By: Houston Harbaugh, P.C.