Willet v. Pennsylvania Medical Catastrophe Loss Fund

OPINION

NIGRO, Justice.

This consolidated appeal arises from the filing of amended complaints by appellants, Andrew A. Willet, M.D. (“ Dr. Willet”) and Greene County Memorial Hospital (“Hospital”), within the original jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court,1 seeking indemnity or contribution from appellees, the Pennsylvania Medical Catastrophe Loss Fund (“CAT Fund”), Pennsylvania Medical Society Liability Insurance Company (“PMSLIC”) and PHICO Insurance Company.2

The question presented on appeal is whether the Commonwealth Court erred in sustaining the demurrer of the CAT Fund to the appellants’…