Legal Opinion
Rutyna, A. v. Schweers, W.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 2018No. 895 WDA 2016PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
LAZARUS, J.:
Adis Rutyna and Mary Jane Ruty-na appeal from the order, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Alegheny County, granting Appellee William S. Schweers, Jr.’s motion for a compulsory nonsuit 1 and. dismissing all claims in. the Rutynas’ underlying malpractice action. Ater careful review, we reverse and remand for trial.
The instant legal malpractice action 2 relates to an underlying medical malpractice action filed by the Rutynas against William 'F. Donaldson, III, M.D., and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian (“UPMC”). In January 2004, Mr. Rutyna…
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