Pennsylvania Supreme Court Held that When Plaintiff Fails to Meet the Burden of Demonstrating Good Faith Effort in Diligently and Timely Serving Process, then Actual Notice of the Lawsuit Is Irrelevant

Ferraro v. Patterson-Erie Corp., 313 A.3d 987 (Pa. April 25, 2024) – In deciding whether a complaint served after expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period was time-barred, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania applied the reasoning from Gussom v. Teagle, 247 A.3d 1046 (Pa. 2021). When there is a factual dispute as to whether a plaintiff fulfilled the duty to make a good faith effort in diligently and timely serving process on a defendant, a plaintiff has the evidentiary burden to…
By: Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Held that When Plaintiff Fails to Meet the Burden of Demonstrating Good Faith Effort in Diligently and Timely Serving Process, then Actual Notice of the Lawsuit Is Irrelevant

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