COM. EX REL. KANE v. UPMC

No. 48 MAP 2015

129 A.3d 441 (2015)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, by Kathleen G. KANE, Attorney General; Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, by Teresa D. Miller, Insurance Commissioner; and Pennsylvania Department of Health, by Dr. Karen Murphy, Secretary of Health v. UPMC, A Nonprofit Corp.; UPE, a/k/a Highmark Health, A Nonprofit Corp., and Highmark, Inc., A Nonprofit Corp. Appeal of UPMC, A Nonprofit Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jared Dimock Bayer, Esq. , Stephen A. Cozen , Stephen Aaron Miller, Esq. , Thomas Michael O'Rourke, Esq. , Cozen O'Connor , Philadelphia, Leon F. DeJulius Jr., Esq. , S. Rebekah Byers Kcehowski, Esq. , Paul Michael Pohl, Esq. , Jones Day, Pittsburgh, W. Thomas McGough Jr., Esq. , UPMC, for UPMC.

Daniel I. Booker, Esq. , Joseph Daniel Filloy, Esq. , Paige Hennessey Forster, Esq. , Kim M. Watterson, Esq. , Jeffrey Michael Weimer, Esq. , Pittsburgh, Paul Gavin Eastgate, Esq. , Reed Smith LLP, Thomas L. Van Kirk, Esq. , Highmark Health , for Highmark, Inc., Highmark Health, UPE.

Sean Martin Concannon, Egq. , Office of General Counsel, Amy Griffith Daubert, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, John G. Knorr III, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, Edward John Zych, Esq. , Danville, Pennsylvania Insurance Department, for Department of Insurance.

Sean Martin Concannon, Esq. , Office of General Counsel, John G. Knorr III, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, for Department of Health.

James A. Donahue III, Esq. , John G. Knorr III, Esq. , Mark A. Pacella, Esq. , Tracy Wright Wertz, Esq. , Harrisburg, Neil Mara, Esq. , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

James A. Donahue III, Esq. , Mark A. Pacella, Esq. , Tracy Wright Wertz, Esq. , Harrisburg, Neil Mara, Esq. , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Kathleen G. Kane.

SAYLOR, C.J., EAKIN, BAER, TODD, STEVENS, JJ.


OPINION

In this case, our Court is principally tasked with reviewing the order of the Commonwealth Court interpreting a provision of a consent decree, negotiated by the Office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania ("OAG")1 and approved by the Commonwealth Court, between Appellant UPMC, a...

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