JORDAN EX REL. JORDAN v. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSP.

No. 346 C.D. 2008.

961 A.2d 220 (2008)

Grady JORDAN, a minor, By and Through his parents and natural guardians, Brian JORDAN and Pamela Jordan v. The WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, d/b/a West Penn Hospital, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc., Birth Place, (Midwifery Services of Western Pennsylvania Hospital), c/o Western Pennsylvania Hospital d/b/a West Penn Hospital, Aurora Miranda, M.D., Carol Manspeaker, C.N.M. Appeal of Department of Public Welfare.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Manne, Sr. Counsel, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Charles L. Becker, Philadelphia, for appellee, Grady Jordan.

BEFORE: LEADBETTER, President Judge, COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, and McCLOSKEY, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Senior Judge McCLOSKEY.

The Department of Public Welfare (the Department) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that overruled the Department's objections to the trial court's approval of a settlement of a tort action brought by the parents of Grady Jordan, a minor, on his behalf, seeking damages for injuries he suffered as a result of alleged medical malpractice at the time of his birth. We vacate the trial court...

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