CAFAZZO v. CENTRAL MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.


430 Pa.Super. 480 (1993)

635 A.2d 151

Albert F. CAFAZZO and Tammy J. Cafazzo, His Wife, Appellants, v. CENTRAL MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., a corporation; Central Medical Pavillion, Inc., a corporation; and Norman Stern, D.M.D.; Hospital Association of Pennsylvania.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 27, 1993.

Reargument Denied January 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Deer, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Stella L. Smetanka, Pittsburgh, for Stern, appellee.

Louis C. Long, Pittsburgh, for Cent. Medical, appellee.

Before ROWLEY, President Judge, and WIEAND and CIRILLO, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. We affirm.

The issue presented is whether, as a result of implantation of a defective prosthetic, liability should be extended to a hospital or a doctor based on a theory of product liability under Section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts.

Appellants Albert F. Cafazzo and Tammy J. Cafazzo, husband and wife, initiated this lawsuit against...

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