TERMINATO v. PENNSYLVANIA NAT. INS. CO.


538 Pa. 60 (1994)

645 A.2d 1287

Patricia TERMINATO, Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 4, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Collis, Brennan, Robins & Daley, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Leonard A. Sloane, Jennifer L. Abram, Caine, DiPasqua, Sloane & Raffaele, Media, James R. Ronca, Schmidt & Ronca, Harrisburg, for amicus curiae Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Ass'n on behalf of appellant.

Colin E. Fitch, McCreight, Marriner & Crumrine, Washington, for appellee.

James J. McCabe, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae State Farm Mut. Ins. Co.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents a question of first impression under the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law ("MVFRL"), 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1701 et seq. The MVFRL was amended by the Act of February 7, 1990, P.L. 11 (Act 6). The amendment established a peer review plan for evaluating treatment, health care services, products or accommodations provided to a person injured in an automobile accident. The issue is whether an insured...

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