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Heller v. Frankston

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 11, 1983No. Appeal, No. 460 C.D. 1981PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

This ease comes before the Court on appeal by the attorney-petitioners from an order of the Administra-, tor for Arbitration Panels for Health Care (Administrator) directing the said attorneys to relinquish certain disputed funds relating to the settlement of a medical malpractice action. This Court must now determine the constitutionality of Section 604(a) of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (Act),1 which regulates the fees received by plaintiffs’ attorneys in such actions.

*296Background

In 1977, petitioners commenced a medical malpractice action2 before the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Carson v. MaurerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
  2. Mattos v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. In Re 42 PA. C. S. § 1703Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Yeiser v. DysartSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Hymen Schlesinger and David A. Hensler v. Hon. Hubert Teitelbaum, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Roa v. Lodi Medical Group, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. SternSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  3. Heller v. FrankstonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Villani v. Seibert Appeal of: SeibertSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. L.J.S. v. State Ethics CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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