Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

N.W.M. v. Langenbach, P., Aplts.

May 31, 2024

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s reversal of the trial court’s grant of quasi‑judicial immunity to a guardian ad litem and held that the Superior Court may decide novel legal issues, including policy considerations. It declined to extend absolute immunity to juvenile‑dependency GALs and remanded for further proceedings.