Sernovitz v. Dershaw

OPINION

Chief Justice SAYLOR.

In this discretionary appeal, we address a legislative-process challenge to a 1988 enactment raised in the context of a professional negligence lawsuit filed in 2010 and asserting causes of action for wrongful birth.

By way of background, the legislation in issue — Act 47 of 1988 (“Act 47”) — began as a bill which contained a single provision relating to the appointment of substitute bail commissioners in Philadelphia. During its passage through the General Assembly, it was amended several times. In its final form, the bill contained multiple substantive sections,…