Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2009

Thierfelder v. Wolfert

Thierfelder v. Wolfert
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 24, 2009 · Per Curiam
984 A.2d 935; 603 Pa. 430; 2009 Pa. LEXIS 2487 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Thierfelder v. Wolfert

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 24th day of November 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether, for purposes of determining professional negligence, a general practitioner who provides mental health treatment to a patient is held to the same higher duty as a specialist in psychiatry or psychology?

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