Pennsylvania Medical Society Liability Ins. v. Commonwealth

OPINION

JUSTICE SAYLOR.

These consolidated appeals concern the scope of the former Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss Fund’s statutory obligation to defend and pay claims asserted against health care providers, in circumstances in which more than four years passed between the events giving rise to such claims and the commencement of legal proceedings to advance them.

Appellant, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Insurance Department, Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund (the “MCARE Fund”), is the successor in interest to the Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe…