Ramsey v. Rich Hill Township Volunteer Fire Department

MOSCHETTA, J.,

Presently before the court is a petition for leave to intervene in partial settlement of a minor’s claim pursuant to joint tort-feasor releases, filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare. For the reasons that follow, the motion will be denied.

I. BACKGROUND

The parties are familiar with the facts of this case and they need not be recited in detail here. At this juncture, plaintiff and several of the defendants are in a position to partially settle the case. The Commonwealth now brings this petition to intervene in the proposed settlement so that it…