Legal Opinion

Weiner v. Fisher

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 1, 2005Published

1Opinion of the Court

871 A.2d 1283 (2005)

Shirley C. WEINER, as Executrix of the Estate of Leon J. Weiner, and Shirley C. Weiner, Individually and In Her Own Right, Appellant,

v.

Robert S. FISHER, M.D., Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 17, 2004.

Filed April 1, 2005.

Glenn C. McCarthy, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Charles A. Fitzpatrick III, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: HUDOCK, TODD and BECK, JJ.

OPINION BY BECK, J.:

¶ 1 We interpret the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act[1] relating to the qualifications of experts. First we address the Act's time frame requirement…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kmonk-Sullivan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. Gilmour Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Fonner v. Shandon, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. BigelowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Turney Media Fuel, Inc. v. Toll Bros., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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