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CHIESA v. FETCHKO

504 Pa. 503 (1984)

475 A.2d 740

Dana A. CHIESA, Appellant, v. A.M. FETCHKO, M.D., George F. Edmonston, M.D., and Joseph Ragheb, M.D. and Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 25, 1984.

Reargument Denied July 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Schweers, Jr., Harrington & Schweers, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Michael D. Heintzman, Pittsburgh, for appellees A.M. Fetchko, M.D. and George F. Edmonston, M.D.

Bradford Dorrance, Assistant Council, Harrisburg, for appellee Dept. of Public Welfare.

Rogert Margolis, Harrisburg, for appellees.

Donald A. Tortorice, Jack M. Mumford, Harrisburg, amici curiae for Hosp. Ass'n of Pa.

Robert E. Kelly, Jr., Harrisburg, amici curiae for Pa. Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Ass'n.

Fred Speaker, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Harrisburg, amici curiae for Pennsylvania Medical Soc.

Before ROBERT N.C. NIX, Jr., C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON PAPADAKOS and ZAPPALA, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

The parties in the instant appeal frame the issues as being whether Section 602 of the Health Care Services Malpractice Act (Act), Act of October 15, 1975, P.L. 390, as amended, 40 P.S. § 1301.602 (Supp.1983-84), applies to medical malpractice cases settled within the exclusive jurisdiction of the common pleas courts. We need not address this issue, however, inasmuch as the arbitration process in the area of medical malpractice...

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