Ben v. Schwartz

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented in these appeals is whether the order of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, compelling the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs to produce its investigative file pertaining to complaints filed against a dentist, is appealable under the exception to the final order rule for collateral orders. We find that the order was appealable as a collateral order and remand for further proceedings.

On October 11, 1994, Ewa Marta Ben and Arthur T. Ben filed‘a writ of summons against Burton Schwartz, D.D.S. and Dr. Vincent DePancis, t/a Suburban…