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Forum Non Conveniens Motion Prevails Despite Recent Venue Rule Change
On January 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania unraveled a 20-year venue rule applicable to medical professional liability cases.
Legal Updates for Health Care Liability – March 13, 2024, has been prepared for
New Guidance from Pennsylvania’s Superior Court for Establishing Factual Basis to Transfer Venue
Since the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s August 25, 2022, order changed the venue rules in medical malpractice cases—from requiring that cases be filed “only in a county in which the cause of action arose” to applying the same venue standards tha
Legal Updates for Health Care Liability – October 17, 2023, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
Ohio Medical Malpractice Claim Not Viable Where Claim Against Employee/Alleged Tortfeasor Failed for Lack of Service
On November 23, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a malpractice claim against a medical practice group under the doctrine of respondiat superior was not viable where the claim against the employee/alleged tortfeasor failed for lack of servic
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Long-Term Care Facility Faces Criminal Scrutiny for Early COVID-19 Actions
On March 14, 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced multiple felony criminal charges would be filed against a nursing home facility and three of its administrators for their handling of a COVID-19 infected patient during the earl
Legal Update for Health Care Liability – March 20, 2023,
Medical Malpractice Venue Rule Overturned
By Order dated August 25, 2022, effective January 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania amended Pennsylva
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Resuscitates Peer Review Privilege
In Leadbitter v. St. Clair Hospital et al., No.
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Superior Court Further Dilutes Protection Provided to Privileged Documents Under Peer Review Protection Act
Last week, the Pennsylvania Superior court decided Ungurian v. Beyzman, et.al., 2020 Pa. Super.
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Help for Dentists Navigating the Uncharted Waters of COVID-19
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 is a respiratory illness thought to spread between people who are in close contact with one another (within about six feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an i
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.