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Petty v. Hospital Service Assoc

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Jun 1, 2010
995 A.2d 873 (Pa. 2010)

Opinion

No. 191 MAL 2009.

June 1, 2010.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court, No. 191 MAL 2009.

Prior report: Pa.Cmwlth., 967 A.2d 439.


ORDER


AND NOW, this Appeal is hereby GRANTED, IN PART, and LIMITED to the following questions, as restated for clarity:

1. Whether policyholders and subscribers who have purchased medical insurance from a nonprofit corporation have standing under 15 Pa.C.S.A. § 5793(a) of the Non Profit Corporation Law of 1988 to challenge the corporation's actions in court?

2. Whether policyholders and subscribers who have purchased medical insurance from a nonprofit corporation have standing to maintain a breach of contract claim for the non profit corporation's alleged violation of other provisions of the Non Profit Corporation Law of 1988, such as 15 Pa. C.S.A. § 5545?

3. Whether policyholders and subscribers who have purchased medical insurance from a nonprofit corporation may maintain a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against that corporation for its alleged excess accumulation of surplus profits?

In all other respects, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.


Summaries of

Petty v. Hospital Service Assoc

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Jun 1, 2010
995 A.2d 873 (Pa. 2010)
Case details for

Petty v. Hospital Service Assoc

Case Details

Full title:Robert PETTY and R.G. Petty Masonary, Petitioners v. HOSPITAL SERVICE…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

Date published: Jun 1, 2010

Citations

995 A.2d 873 (Pa. 2010)
995 A.2d 873

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