Legal Opinion
Parker v. Children's Hospital of Phila.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 1978No. 709, 710; 628; 709, 710; 628; 711, 712; 627; 711, 172; 627; 713, 714; 624; 713, 714; 624PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
We are here presented with consolidated cases which present the question of the constitutionality of the compulsory arbitration provisions of the Pennsylvania Health Care Services Malpractice Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), Act of October 15, 1975, P.L. 390, No. Ill, § 101 et seq., 40 P.S. § 1301.101 et seq. (Supp.1977). This Act provides that all claims for malpractice against doctors of medicine, osteopathy, and podiatry, as well as hospitals, nursing homes, health maintenance organizations and their officers, employees or agents must, in the first instance,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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