Legal Opinion
Vicari v. Spiegel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 2010No. 17 EAP 2009, No. 18 EAP 2009PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice McCAFFERY.
The issue before the Court in this case concerns the qualifications an expert witness must possess in order to testify regarding the standard of care in a medical professional liability case against a physician, pursuant to the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (“MCARE”) Act.1
Joseph Vicari (“Appellee”) brought a medical professional liability claim against Joseph R. Spiegel, M.D.; Pramila Rani Anne, M.D.; and Jefferson Radiation Oncology Associates (collectively “Appellants”) after Appellee’s wife, Barbara Vicari, died from metastatic tongue cancer on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stilp v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Mazur v. Trinity Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Jacobs v. ChatwaniSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Herbert v. Parkview HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Vicari v. SpiegelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Estate of Goldberg ex rel. Goldberg v. NimoitynDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
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