Legal Opinion

Shearer, D. and J. v. Hafer, S.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 9, 2016No. 665 MDA 2015PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.

Appellants, Diana Shearer and Jeff Shearer, appeal from the order entered on March 17, 2015, in . the Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County, granting Appellees, Scott Hafer’s and Paulette Ford’s motion for a protective order. On appeal, Appellants argue that a litigant has an absolute right to the presence of counsel during an independent neuropsy-chological evaluation pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4010. Ap-pellees counter that the presence of third party observers jeopardizes the validity and reliability of the examination and that Pennsylvania Rule…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Tyler v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Fishkin v. Hi-Acres, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Hutchison v. LuddySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. ShearerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Leber v. StrettonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Shearer, D., Aplts. v. Hafer, S.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Chevalier v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. BROWN v. BROOKSDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2024
  4. Friedman, S. v. Bryn Mawr HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Gregory, G. v. Robb, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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