Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Dental Ass'n v. Medical Service Ass'n

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County

Decided October 12, 1982No. 1 Equity 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

SHEELY, J.,

On January 18, 1977, the above named plaintiffs filed a complaint in equity against the above named defendant.1 The complaint broadly attacked the operation of defendant’s insurance plan. The essential allegations are paraphrased as follows:

*382(1) Pennsylvania Blue Shield [hereinafter PBS], in violation of the Act of November 15, 1972, P.L. 1063, as amended, 40 Pa.C.S. §6324(b), imposes illegal restrictions on health service doctors as to their methods of diagnosis and treatment. Defendant conducts a dental review program in which it investigates health care diagnosis and that…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. Samuel TAYLOR, and the Class He Represents, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  4. In Re HOTEL TELEPHONE CHARGESCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  5. Minnesota v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1968

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