context: It is clear from these facts that the class action plaintiff voluntarily abandoned or withdrew his claims against DaimlerChrys-ler. Pennsylvania appellate courts have concluded that such a voluntary dismissal or abandonment of a civil claim could support a cause of action under the Dragonetti Act.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 701 A.2d 242, 247-48
citation_a.parenthetical: finding that a last-minute voluntary dismissal in the face of imminent defeat constituted a favorable termination for the purposes of a Dragonetti claim
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Bannar v. Miller, 701 A.2d 242, 247-48 (Pa.Super.1997) (finding that a last-minute voluntary dismissal in the face of imminent defeat constituted a favorable termination for the purposes of a Dragonetti claim); Shaffer, 473 A.2d at 1020-21 (finding favorable termination where plaintiffs counsel knew that the persons on whose behalf he filed a caveat to contest the probate of the decedent’s will had no standing and subsequently agreed voluntarily to the dismissal of those claims); see also Sports Int’l Ltd. v. Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, No. 95-1331, 1996 WL 50632, at * 3 (E.D.Pa. Feb.l, 1996) (noting instances where Pennsylvania appellate courts had concluded that a voluntary dismissal or settlement of a civil action could support a Dragonetti claim).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 1996 WL 50632, at * 3
citation_b.parenthetical: noting instances where Pennsylvania appellate courts had concluded that a voluntary dismissal or settlement of a civil action could support a Dragonetti claim
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Bannar v. Miller, 701 A.2d 242, 247-48 (Pa.Super.1997) (finding that a last-minute voluntary dismissal in the face of imminent defeat constituted a favorable termination for the purposes of a Dragonetti claim); Shaffer, 473 A.2d at 1020-21 (finding favorable termination where plaintiffs counsel knew that the persons on whose behalf he filed a caveat to contest the probate of the decedent’s will had no standing and subsequently agreed voluntarily to the dismissal of those claims); see also Sports Int’l Ltd. v. Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, No. 95-1331, 1996 WL 50632, at * 3 (E.D.Pa. Feb.l, 1996) (noting instances where Pennsylvania appellate courts had concluded that a voluntary dismissal or settlement of a civil action could support a Dragonetti claim).