Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Schoffstall
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 7, 2006No. 212 MAP 2004PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.1
This appeal concerns the availability, in a civil casé, of discovery of financial records of a non-party expert medical witness to facilitate an inquiry into potential bias.
In December 2001, Barbara A. Cooper commenced a- civil action against Loretta Schoffstall arising out of a pedestrian/automobile accident. On the request of Ms. Schoffstall and/or her liability insurer, an independent medical examination of Ms. Cooper was performed by Appellant, orthopedic surgeon Perry A. Eagle, M.D.
Apparently in view of Dr. Eagle’s known, extensive participation in defense medical…
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