Legal Opinion
Vicari v. Spiegel
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided April 19, 2007No. 02069PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYLVESTER, J,
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On April 1, 2002, Barbara Vicari died from tongue cancer. Counsel for her estate, in his opening argument, claimed that Mrs. Vicari was never offered chemotherapy. See Notes of Testimony, May 1,2006. (N.T., pp. 7, 42, 44-47.) That alleged omission was the gravamen of their case. A claim for medical malpractice was brought. Trial began on May 1, 2006.
Counsel for the estate produced medical experts. Their testimony was designed to support an action for medical *3negligence. The trial court entered a nonsuit on May 2, 2006. On November 30, 2006,…
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- Mitzelfelt v. KamrinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Menarde v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- McMahon v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- McCrosson v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Vicari v. SpiegelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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