Legal Opinion
Cafazzo v. Central Medical Health Services, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 27, 1993No. 121PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. We affirm.
The issue presented is whether, as a result of implantation of a defective prosthetic, liability should be extended to a hospital or a doctor based on a theory of product liability under Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts.
Appellants Albert F. Cafazzo and Tammy J. Cafazzo, husband and wife, initiated this lawsuit against appellees Central Medical Health Services, Inc., Central Medical Pavilion, Inc., [hospital] and Norman Stern, D.M.D., after Dr. Stern implant ed…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Thompson v. Nason HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Carmichael v. ReitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Francioni v. Gibsonia Truck Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bigansky v. Thomas Jefferson University HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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- Edwards v. Brandywine HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- In Re TMJ Implants Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1995
- In Re Breast Implant Product Liability LitigationSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
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