Hoose v. Jefferson Home Health Care, Inc.

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus:

¶ 1 Richard and Robin Hoose, b/w, appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting the petition of Appellee/Defen-dant, United States Healthcare Systems of Pennsylvania (“U.S. Healthcare”), to transfer venue of the underlying medical malpractice action from Philadelphia County to Delaware County. 1 We reverse and remand.

¶ 2 The facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. In mid-October of 1995, Appellant, Richard Hoose, suffering from gangrene in his right leg, underwent a below-the-knee amputation…