Court Opinion

ID: 9765349
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 04:00:51.509578+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:30:09.181540
License: Public Domain

Chief Justice CAPPY
concurring.
I agree with the majority, to the extent that it holds that as a matter of statutory construction, the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (“UTPCPL”), 73 Pa.C.S. §§ 201-1 et seq., does not apply to attorneys practicing law. See 1 Pa.C.S. § 1501 et seq. I disassociate myself from the remainder of the opinion. Because the issue of the UTPCPL’s applicability is resolved on statutory grounds, any discussion of the constitutional grounds for the majority’s holding is unnecessary. See P.J.S. v. Pennsylvania State Ethics Com’n, 555 Pa. 149, 723 A.2d 174, 176 (1999) (“[A] court should not reach the constitutional issue if the case can properly be decided on non-constitutional grounds.”).
Justice BAER joins this concurring opinion.