Legal Opinion

McManamon v. Washko

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 31, 2006No. 1593 WDA 2004PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, Edward L. Washko and Greater Hazleton Health Alliance ask us to determine whether the trial court erred when it denied their post-trial motions for a new trial and/or remittitur of the verdict *1264in this personal injury action. We hold the court properly rejected Appellants’ multiple claims of trial error; the jury instructions on pain and suffering and the verdict slip were appropriate under Pennsylvania law; and the court properly refused to grant remittitur in general or to apply the remittitur provisions of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Harman Ex Rel. Harman v. BorahSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  4. Grady v. Frito-Lay, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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