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Estate of Hayes v. Coatesville Hosp. Corp.

SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
May 10, 2021
256 A.3d 15 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

Summary

affirming that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling in Hamil —that "the effect of Section 323 was to relax the degree of certainty ordinarily required of a plaintiff[']s evidence to provide a basis upon which a jury may find causation"—is "the longstanding precedent of this Commonwealth"

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Opinion

No. 3072 EDA 2019

05-10-2021

The ESTATE OF Richard HAYES and Mary Hayes BY AND THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF HIS ESTATE, Mary HAYES, Appellant v. COATESVILLE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, d/b/a Brandywine Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Inc.



Non-Precedential Decision

See Pa. Superior Court Internal operating Procedures, § 65.37 before citing

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Estate of Hayes v. Coatesville Hosp. Corp.

SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
May 10, 2021
256 A.3d 15 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

affirming that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling in Hamil —that "the effect of Section 323 was to relax the degree of certainty ordinarily required of a plaintiff[']s evidence to provide a basis upon which a jury may find causation"—is "the longstanding precedent of this Commonwealth"

Summary of this case from Cote v. U.S. Silica Co.
Case details for

Estate of Hayes v. Coatesville Hosp. Corp.

Case Details

Full title:THE ESTATE OF RICHARD HAYES AND MARY HAYES BY AND THROUGH THE…

Court:SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: May 10, 2021

Citations

256 A.3d 15 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021)

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