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EDELSON v. SORICELLI

Nos. 78-2627, 79-1012.

610 F.2d 131 (1979)

EDELSON, Michael, Appellant in No. 78-2627, v. SORICELLI, Richard R., M.D. and Clark, James E., M.D. and Crozer-Chester Medical Center. McCORMICK, Harry G., McCormick, Evelyn, husband and wife, Appellants in No. 79-1012, v. BAKER, Dan R., M.D.; Guthrie Clinic, Ltd.; The Robert Packer Hospital.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1979.

As Amended November 15 and November 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Mark Perlstein (argued), Michael F. Eichert, Perlstein & Segal, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Edelson, No. 78-2627.

James Lewis Griffith (argued), Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Soricelli, No. 78-2627.

F. James Gallo (argued), Post & Schell, P. A., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees Soricelli, Clark and Crozer-Chester Medical Center, No. 78-2627.

Edward J. Carney, Jr., Petrikin, Wellman, Damico & Carney, Media, Pa., for appellee Crozer-Chester Medical Center, No. 78-2627.

Joseph J. O'Brien, Jr. (argued), Frank J. McDonnell, Haggerty & McDonnell, Scranton, Pa., for appellants, No. 79-1012.

Richard J. Confair (argued), Joseph A. Quinn, Jr., Joseph J. Heston, Hourigan, Kluger & Spohrer Associates, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for appellees, No. 79-1012.

Howard A. Specter, Litman, Litman, Harris & Specter, P. A., Pittsburgh, Pa., for amicus curiae, The Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.

Before ALDISERT, ROSENN and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

The question presented by these consolidated appeals is whether a federal court may entertain a Pennsylvania medical malpractice claim under the diversity statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, before the claimant has initially taken recourse to the state Arbitration Panels for Health Care, created by the Pennsylvania Health Care Services Malpractice Act of 1975, 40 P.S. §§ 1301.101 to 1301.1006. Under §...

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