Brian Breen (Partner-Philadelphia, PA) and Jesse Endler (Associate-Philadelphia, PA) represented a firm client against a complaint against various insured entities in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County in which the plaintiff claimed she sustained serious injuries when a branch from a tree on our client’s property fell and struck her. Brian and Jesse filed Preliminary Objections based on inconsistencies in various affidavits of service filed by the plaintiff relating to the date of service and improper locations where the complaints were purportedly served. They argued the original affidavits of service failed to satisfy the requirements of how original process must be effectuated and proven to the court. They further argued that the amended affidavits of service were ineffective attempts to correct the original affidavits and still failed to satisfy the requirements of proof of service. The court agreed and dismissed the plaintiff’s Complaint with prejudice