Legal Opinion
Sacks v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 3, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-7748PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for alleged failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Daniel and Pamela Sacks, husband and wife, claim that Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was negligent and breached a duty of care to Mrs. Sacks, causing her to sustain certain physical injuries. The hospital asserts that, as a matter of law, it owed no duty to plaintiff and the complaint must be dismissed. I agree.
On February 22, 1986, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Mrs. Sacks brought her young daughter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cantwell v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- DeJesus v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Bradshaw v. RawlingsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- John R. Evans v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Klein v. Council of Chemical AssociationsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- McElwain v. Van BeekCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- United States v. ValdezU.S. Army Court of Military Review · 1992
- Walters v. St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 1997
- Zenkina v. Sisters of Providence in Washington, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996
- Beirne v. Security Heating-Clearwater Pools, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
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