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Thierfelder v. Wolfert

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Nov 24, 2009
984 A.2d 935 (Pa. 2009)

Opinion

No. 410 MAL 2009.

November 24, 2009.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 410 MAL 2009.

Prior report: Pa.Super., 978 A.2d 361.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 24th day of November 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Whether, for purposes of determining professional negligence, a general practitioner who provides mental health treatment to a patient is held to the same higher duty as a specialist in psychiatry or psychology?


Summaries of

Thierfelder v. Wolfert

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District
Nov 24, 2009
984 A.2d 935 (Pa. 2009)
Case details for

Thierfelder v. Wolfert

Case Details

Full title:DAVID THIERFELDER AND JOANNE THIERFELDER, H/W, v. IRWIN WOLFERT, M.D., AND…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Middle District

Date published: Nov 24, 2009

Citations

984 A.2d 935 (Pa. 2009)
984 A.2d 935