Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2011

Cooper ex rel. Cooper v. Lankenau Hospital

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 10, 2011

15 A.3d 428; 609 Pa. 267; 2011 Pa. LEXIS 589 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Opinion of the Court

*429 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 10th day of March 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is LIMITED GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

(a) Is it error for a trial court to require the patient in a medical lack-of-consent case to prove the elements of actual battery, including the doctor’s mens rea or intent to cause harm?

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