Court Opinion

ID: 9651754
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 16:34:37.201539+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:12:38.984888
License: Public Domain

Justice EAKIN
concurring.
I join the majority opinion in its entirety, but write separately to note appellant brought a state law claim for wrongful use of civil proceedings and abuse of process against appellees for legal proceedings that took place in “Bankruptcy Court, [t]he United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, [t]he United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas[, and the] Pennsylvania Superior Court.” Appellant’s Complaint, 12/18/00, 90. I agree with the majority that federal bankruptcy law preempts the claim for conduct that occurred in Bankruptcy Court, the District Court, and the Third Circuit. See Shiner v. Moriarty, 706 A.2d 1228, 1237-38 (Pa.Super.1998). Appellant’s suit seeking payment for the share of a building partnership was a state claim brought in state court. I am not convinced federal bankruptcy law preempts a state claim for wrongful use of civil proceedings and abuse of *317process against appellees for their conduct in a state trial court action.
Chief Justice CAPPY joins this concurring opinion.