Efforts by defendants to challenge venue in Philadelphia took another backwards step this week when the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ order transferring venue to Bucks County....more
On Tuesday September 12, 2023, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a published opinion interpreting, for the first time, the scope of the statutory privilege applicable to patient safety reports prepared under the...more
Since the passage of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“MCARE”) Act nearly two decades ago, healthcare providers in Pennsylvania have been required to establish procedures and protocols for investigating...more