Legal Opinion
Meier v. Anderson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-3145PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAHN, District Judge.
In this case, the plaintiffs present a constitutional challenge to a provision of Pennsylvania’s Health Care Services Malpractice ’ Act (the Act), Pa.Stat.Ann. tit. 40, §§ 1301.101 et seq. (Purdon Supp.1987). Specifically, the plaintiffs question the constitutionality of the provision establishing the Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund (the CAT Fund), Pa.Stat. Ann. tit. 40, §§ 1301.701(d), (e) and (f) (Purdon Supp.1988). The parties have filed cross motions for summary judgment.
I. FACTS
The CAT Fund was established as an integral component of a…
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