Sayler v. Skutches

OPINION BY PLATT, J.:

Appellant, Patricia J. Sayler, executrix of the estate of Barbara Lorraine Glasow, appeals from the judgment entered March 4, 2011, denying in part her request for attorneys’ fees, 40 P.S. § 1303.509; appellate costs, Pa.R.A.P. 2741(4), 2742; and delay damages, Pa.R.C.P. 238. We affirm in part and remand in part.

The trial court set forth the relevant factual and procedural history of this case as follows:

A jury trial was held on this medical malpractice action from January 14, 2008, to January 18, 2008.[ ] The jury awarded a verdict on January 18, 2008, in favor of…