Opinion
No. 546 MAL 2022
03-22-2023
Bobbi Ann MERTIS v. Dong-Joon OH, M.D., North American Partners in Anesthesia (Pennsylvania), LLC, Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and Commonwealth Health Petition of: Dong-Joon Oh, M.D.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW , this 22nd day of March, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED . The issue, as stated by petitioner is:
(1) Whether, in an issue of first impression and significant public importance, Pa.R.C.P. 4003.6(1) expressly permits defense counsel in
a medical malpractice case to speak with plaintiff's treating physicians outside the discovery process in circumstances where: (i) Pa.R.C.P. 4003.6(1) expressly allows defense counsel to communicate directly with treating physicians who are firm clients; and (ii) both treating physicians are clients of the law firm in question[.]
The American Medical Association and the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Application for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief is also GRANTED .