Walter v. Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Walter v. Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System, 889 A.2d 43 (Pa. 2005)
Walter v. Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
AND NOW, this 13th day of December, 2005, we GRANT the Petition for Allow-
a. Did the Superior Court misapprehend the facts and the law and consequently err in concluding that petitioners failed to state a cause of action under Pennsylvania law for medical monitoring?
b. Did Petitioners and the proposed class of tens of thousands of women suffer legal injury sufficient to confer standing, where, because of Respondents’ negligence in administering medical tests, Petitioners were required to incur the costs of remedial testing?
Chief Justice CAPPY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Christine WALTER and Sharon King, On Behalf of Themselves and All Other Similarly Situated Individuals v. MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System, Trevor A. Macpherson and George Michalopoulos
- Status
- Published