Fletcher v. Pennsylvania Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Ass'n

OPINION

Justice BAER.

This appeal implicates the excess malpractice insurance scheme embodied in the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act (MCARE Act). 1 A successful medical malpractice plaintiff, Johanna Fletcher (Fletcher), brought a declaratory judgment action in the original jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court to resolve coverage issues relating to the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (MCARE Fund). 2 We granted permission to appeal an interlocutory order to determine whether the Commonwealth Court has original jurisdiction over the petition for review…