Legal Opinion
Marquez Ex Rel. Marquez v. Hahnemann Medical College & Hospital
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-2894PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CAHN, District Judge.
This is a medical malpractice case, allegedly arising from improper treatment received by the plaintiff while under the defendants’ care in Pennsylvania. Jurisdiction in this matter is based on diversity of citizenship (28 U.S.C. § 1332), and this court is obligated to apply the substantive law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
In addition to bringing suit in this court, the plaintiff has also brought an action pursuant to the Health Care Services Mai- practice Act, 40 ' P.S. § 1301.101 et seq. That statute provides that the arbitration panel shall…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- John T. Witherow v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Dorothy Evans Anderson Etc. v. Dr. M. L. MoorerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Nellie Woods, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John N. Woods v. Holy Cross HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Joseph Diantonio v. Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and Gene Myers, Dr., Association of Trial Lawyers of America/appellant, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Davison v. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1978
- Jerome Feinstein v. Massachusetts General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Edelson v. SoricelliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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