The Pennsylvania AO-398 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons is a court document used to inform an individual or entity that a lawsuit has been filed and that a summons is being requested to be waived. This document is used to notify the defendant of the lawsuit and to provide them with the details of the case. It also includes instructions on how to respond to the request for the waiver of service of the summons. There are two types of Pennsylvania AO-398 Notice of a Lawsuit and Request to Waive Service of a Summons. The first type is the original version of the document which is used to notify a defendant of the lawsuit and request that they waive the service of a summons. The second type of document is the amended version which is used when an individual or entity has already been served with a summons, but the plaintiff is requesting that they waive service of the summons in order to avoid additional costs. The document must be served in person or by mail to the individual or entity being sued. The document must include: the name of the court, the case number, the name of the plaintiff, the name of the defendant, a description of the case, a request to waive service of the summons, and instructions for the defendant on how to respond.