PETRASOVITS v. KLEINER


719 A.2d 799 (1998)

Michael J. PETRASOVITS, Appellee, v. Laurence I. KLEINER, M.D., Richard M. Katz, M.D., Richard M. Katz, Joseph E. Scogna, Neurosurgical Associates, Albert Einstein Medical Centers, Appellants. Michael J. PETRASOVITS, Appellee, v. Laurence I. KLEINER, M.D., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca D. Ward, Philadelphia, for appellants.

J. Craig Currie, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before KELLY, EAKIN and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

In November 1988, appellee Michael J. Petrasovits suffered a work-related back injury while employed as a hospital orderly. After 16 months of physical therapy and rehabilitative treatment, appellee consulted appellant Dr. Laurence I. Kleiner, a neurosurgeon. Appellant recommended and performed back surgery on appellee, who claimed that his condition worsened as a result of that surgery. Appellee's medical...

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