Legal Opinion

Troxel v. A.I. duPont Institute

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 4, 1994No. 2689, 2690, and 2759PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

In this medical malpractice action against Pennsylvania and Delaware health care providers, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of A.I. duPont Institute, a Delaware hospital. The plaintiffs and the Pennsylvania health care providers have appealed. After careful review of the complex issues in this appeal, we affirm.

On October 30, 1987, Mary Siple, a non-party, gave birth to a female child, Ashley. Because Ashley was born with microcephaly 1 and a pes cavus deformity of the leg, 2 she was taken for treatment to Ches-Penn Health Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania medical…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. CIPOLLA v. ShaposkaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Lacey v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  4. Tooker v. LopezNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. Elizabeth F. Shuder and Robert J. Shuder v. McDonald Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  4. Bolieu v. Sisters of Providence in WashingtonAlaska Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Cruet v. Certain-Teed Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

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