CHIESA v. FETCHKO


318 Pa.Super. 188 (1983)

464 A.2d 1293

Dana A. CHIESA v. A.M. FETCHKO, M.D., George F. Edmonston, M.D., and Joseph Ragheb, M.D. Appeal of PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 12, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted November 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradford Dorrance, Harrisburg, for appellant.

William S. Schweers, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before BROSKY, JOHNSON and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


JOHNSON, Judge:

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (the Department) appeals the Order of the trial court entered January 19, 1982, denying their Petition to Intervene.

The record indicates that plaintiff Dana A. Chiesa filed a medical malpractice complaint against the defendant doctors in February of 1980 under the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (HCSMA), 40 P.S. § 1301.101 et seq.1 The action was subsequently...

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