Legal Opinion
Helfrick v. UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
Decided October 7, 2003No. GD03-010082PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WETTICK, J.,
This opinion and order of court addresses two issues: (1) whether a court may open a judgment of non pros for failure to file a certificate of merit entered on the 62nd day following the filing of the complaint only if the plaintiff can meet the three-prong test of Pa.R.C.P. 3051; and (2) does the entry of a judgment of non pros for failure to file a cer*422tificate of merit preclude the plaintiff from bringing a second lawsuit on the same causes of action if the statute of limitations has not run.
Pa.R.C.P. 1042.3(a) provides that in an action based on allegations that a licensed…
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