6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 3 courts 1997–2021 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Fiore v. Whitegreen2 sentences2021In Flore v. White, 757 A.2d 842, 847 (Pa. 2000), our Supreme Court clarified that: There can be no change to statutory law when there has been no amendment by the legislature and no prior decision by this Court. 2014Fiore v. White, 562 Pa. 634 , 757 A.2d 842, 847 (2000). | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland v. Johns-Manville Corp.green2 sentences2003Id. at 414 , 690 A.2d at 1152 . 2003Id. at 414 , 690 A.2d at 1152 . | 1 | 2 |
Blackwell v. Com. State Ethics Com'ngreen2 sentences2011Where the decision announces a new rule of law, however, the court is vested with discretion to limit its effect on a case by ease basis. 2 In such an instance, “the decision of whether to apply the new rule retroactively or prospectively is a function of several considerations: the purpose to be served by the new rule, the extent of the reliance on the old rale, and the effect on the administration of justice by the retroactive application of the new rule.” See id. 2011See also Bugosh, 971 A.2d at 1243 n. 25 (citing Blackwell, 589 A.2d at 1100 ) (“[T]he standard adopted by this Court considers: whether the decision establishes a new principle of law; the merits by reviewing the history of the rule in question, its purpose and effect, and the potential impact of retroactive effect on its application; and the equities involved.”). | 1 | 1 |
Bugosh v. I.U. North America, Inc.green1 sentence2011See also Bugosh, 971 A.2d at 1243 n. 25 (citing Blackwell, 589 A.2d at 1100 ) (“[T]he standard adopted by this Court considers: whether the decision establishes a new principle of law; the merits by reviewing the history of the rule in question, its purpose and effect, and the potential impact of retroactive effect on its application; and the equities involved.”). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Passarello v. Grumbine
green
1 sentence2021“With respect to a retroactivity analysis, a decision announces a new rule of law if it overrules prior law, expresses a fundamental break from precedent that litigants may have relied on, or decides an issue of first impression not clearly foreshadowed by precedent.” Passarello v. Grumbine, 87 A.3d 285 (Pa. 2014). | 1 | 2021–2021 |
Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
red
2 sentences1997Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp., 473 Pa. 614 , 375 A.2d 1285 (1977) (citing Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson, 404 U.S. 97 , 92 S.Ct. 349 , 30 L.Ed.2d 296 (1971)); see also Blackwell. 1997Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp., 473 Pa. 614 , 375 A.2d 1285 (1977) (citing Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson, 404 U.S. 97 , 92 S.Ct. 349 , 30 L.Ed.2d 296 (1971)); see also Blackwell. | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp.
green
2 sentences1997Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp., 473 Pa. 614 , 375 A.2d 1285 (1977) (citing Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson, 404 U.S. 97 , 92 S.Ct. 349 , 30 L.Ed.2d 296 (1971)); see also Blackwell. 1997Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp., 473 Pa. 614 , 375 A.2d 1285 (1977) (citing Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson, 404 U.S. 97 , 92 S.Ct. 349 , 30 L.Ed.2d 296 (1971)); see also Blackwell. | 1 | 1997–1997 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.