Clipper Pipe & Service, Inc. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
CLIPPER PIPE & SERVICE, INC. : No. 161 EM 2014
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THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE :
CO.; CONTRACTING SYSTEMS, INC. II :
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PETITION OF: UNITED STATES :
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD :
CIRCUIT :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 10th day of December, 2014, the Petition for Certification of
Question of Law submitted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is
GRANTED. This Court shall consider the following issue:
Under Pennsylvania law, does the Contractor and Subcontractor Payment
Act (CASPA), 73 P.S. §§501-516, apply to a project where the owner is a
governmental entity, such as the federal government in this case?
The Prothonotary is DIRECTED to establish a briefing schedule and list this
matter for oral argument.