Chul Kim v. Estate of Heinzenroether

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

This particular proceedings is a by-product of a survival action initiated by the executor of the respondent’s estate against the petitioner, Chul Kim, M.D., upon allegation that the petitioner had acted negligently in the treatment of the decedent, Elizabeth G. Heinzenroether, thereby causing her to sustain serious injury to her arm.

The underlying proceedings were initiated pursuant to the provisions of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (Act), Act of October 15, 1975, P.L. 390, as amended, 40 P.S. §1301.101 et seq., the purpose of which is “to make…