DINARDO v. KOHLER

No. 1905 EDA 2020 No. 1906 EDA 2020.

270 A.3d 1201 (2022)

2022 PA Super 14

Sandra DINARDO a/k/a Sandra Affatato, as Power of Attorney on Behalf of Cosmo DiNardo, Appellee, v. Christian KOHLER, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System and Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Appellants. Sandra DiNardo a/k/a Sandra Affatato, as Power of Attorney on Behalf of Cosmo DiNardo, Appellant v. Christian Kohler, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System and Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Margulies , Philadelphia, for Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and Christian Kohler.

James Young , Philadelphia, for Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and Christian Kohler.

Christina G. Tershakovec , Philadelphia, for Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and Christian Kohler.

Peter J. Johnsen , Philadelphia, for DiNardo.

James E. Beasley, Jr. , Philadelphia, for DiNardo.

BEFORE: BOWES, J. STABILE, J. AND MUSMANNO, J.


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