Pisieczko v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.

Appellants Kenneth Pisieczko and Doris Pisieczko, h/w, appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which granted the petition of Appellee Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) to dismiss Appellants’ civil case pursuant to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We affirm.

The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: Appellants, who are both residents of New Jersey, allege that on November 19, 2012, Mr. Pisieczko was injured while he performed independent contracting work for CHOP in Mays Landing, New Jersey. Complaint, ¶¶…