Legal Opinion
Lasavage v. Smith
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
Decided March 31, 2011No. 10 CV 2183PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NEALON, J,
Defendants Stafford M. Smith, M.D. (“Dr. Smith”) and Scranton Heart Institute, P.C. (“the Institute”) have filed preliminary objections to the allegations of “recklessness,” “outrageous, wanton and grossly indifferent conduct” and “reckless indifference to the rights of Plaintiff’s decedent” contained in paragraphs 71-73, 74(a) and 76 ofthe complaint that has been filed by plaintiff John Lasavage, executor of the estate of John S. Lasavage (“Lasavage”). Dr. Smith and the institute assert that Lasavage’s allegations are insufficient as a matter of law to support a claim of reckless…
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