Opinion ID: 4246799
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Contractual Choice-of-Law Provision

Text: The second issue certified for review, pertaining to the contractual expansion of the UTPCPL’s purported limited reach, is dependent on a finding that “the UTPCPL does not allow a non-Pennsylvania resident to invoke its protections.” Danganan, __ Pa. __, 170 A.3d 981 (order certifying questions of state law). Thus, in light of our conclusion, pursuant to the first issue, that the text of the UTPCPL does not preclude its application to non-residents, the second issue is now moot.8 See, e.g., Stevens v. MTR Gaming Grp., Inc., 788 S.E.2d 59, 66 (W. Va. 2016) (“We decline to answer the second and third certified questions, because they are mooted by our answer to the first certified question.”); see also In re Gross, 476 Pa. 203, 209, 382 A.2d 116, 119 (1978) (“It is well established in this jurisdiction that this Court will not decide moot questions.” (citing Wortex Mills v. Textile Workers Union, 369 Pa. 359, 370, 85 A.2d 851, 857 (1952))).