Hamot Medical Center v. Medical Care Availability & Reduction of Error Fund

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania May 30, 2012

Hamot Medical Center v. Medical Care Availability & Reduction of Error Fund, 46 A.3d 693 (Pa. 2012)

Castille, Eakin, Files, Melvin

Dissenting Opinion

Justice EAKIN,

dissenting.

As the disposition in this ease is based on the opinion in Yussen v. MCARE Fund, — Pa.-, 46 A.3d 685 (2012), to which I dissented, I respectfully dissent, for the same reasons, to the reversal of the Commonwealth Court’s order in this matter.

Chief Justice CASTILLE joins this dissenting statement.

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 30th day of May, 2012, the order of the Commonwealth Court is REVERSED, and the matter is remanded for judgment in favor of Appellant. See Yussen v. MCARE Fund, — Pa.-, 46 A.3d 685 (2012).

Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the decision of this case. Justice EAKIN files a dissenting statement in which Chief Justice CASTILLE joins.

Reference

Full Case Name: HAMOT MEDICAL CENTER v. MEDICAL CARE AVAILABILITY AND REDUCTION OF ERROR FUND
Status: Published