Legal Opinion
Clark v. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 12, 1997No. 01850PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMontemuro, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment for $1,582,789.38 plus interest entered in favor of Appellee in a medical malpractice case.
In June of 1990, Appellee instituted the instant negligence action against, inter alia, Drs. Christine Viola, John Simelaro, and Eugene Wyszynski, and the Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM),1 *204claiming that as a result of unnecessarily protracted treatments with the corticosteroid prednisone administered for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) and sarcoi-dosis,2 Appellee developed avascular necrosis, a deterioration of the skeletal structure,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Buttermore v. Aliquippa HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Haas v. KasnotSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Piwoz v. IannaconeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Clark v. Essex Wire Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- Catina v. MareeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Daddona v. ThindCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Davis v. Government Employees InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Braswell, D. v. Wollard, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
- Raskin v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Mansour v. LingannaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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