Yocabet v. UPMC Presbyterian

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (“UPMC”) has filed these two appeals from pretrial discovery orders. Since the orders involve common issues of fact and law, we have consolidated them for disposition. UPMC maintains that both orders, one dated March 11, 2014, and the other one dated June 26, 2014, require it to produce materials that are confidential under the Peer Review Protection Act, 63 P.S. §§ 425.1-425.4 (the “Peer Review Act” or “Act”). We will generally refer to this privilege as the peer review privilege. UPMC also invokes the attorney-client privilege as to the…