In September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed with the urging of the Superior Court to hear an appeal on whether the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA or the Act) shields from discovery the evaluations of...more
On April 23, 2020, Congress passed the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” (the Enhancement Act) and it is expected to be signed into law by President Trump as early as Friday, April 24. Referred to...more
In a further erosion of the peer review privilege, the Superior Court in, Leadbitter v. Keystone Anesthesia Consultants, Ltd., affirmed a discovery order compelling the production of the complete, un-redacted credentialing...more
White and Williams, on behalf of various industry groups, including the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, filed an amicus brief on November 14th urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to reconsider its...more
In Yanakos v. UPMC, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, struck down the seven-year statute of repose in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act as unconstitutional. MCARE’s statute of...more
On June 12, 2019, the Pennsylvania General Assembly introduced Senate Bill No. 761, sponsored by Senator John R. Gordner (R-Columbia), in response to a 2017 decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court—Shinal v. Toms. Shinal...more