Title: Toney v. Chester Co. Hosp., et al of: Chester Co. Hosp., et al - (affirmance, evenly divided court)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

[J-7-2010] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT JEANELLE ANTIONETTE TONEY v. CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL, THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC., MAHEEP GOYAL, M.D., EAST MARSHALL STREET RADIOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA d/b/a THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM a/k/a THE CLINICAL PRACTICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA a/k/a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA APPEAL OF: CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 60 MAP 2009 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court at No. 1191 EDA 2007 Striking the Application for Reargument dated 12-02- 2008 of the Order dated 11-12- 2008 Reversing in Part/Affirming in Part and Remanding the Order of Chester County at No. 05-05122 dated 4-19-2007 961 A.2d 192 (Pa. Super. 2008) ARGUED: March 10, 2010 JEANELLE ANTIONETTE TONEY v. CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL AND THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC., MAHEEP GOYAL, M.D., EAST MARSHALL STREET RADIOLOGY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA d/b/a THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM a/k/a THE CLINICAL PRACTICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA a/k/a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 61 MAP 2009 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court at No. 1191 EDA 2007 Striking the Application for Reargument dated 12-02- 2008 of the Order dated 11-12-2008 Reversed in part/Affirming in part and Remanding the Order of Chester County at No. 05-05122 dated 04-19-2007 961 A.2d 192 (Pa. Super. 2008) TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA APPEAL OF: MAHEEP GOYAL, M.D., THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA d/b/a THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM a/k/a THE CLINICAL PRACTICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA a/k/a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA : : : : : : : : : : : : : ARGUED: March 10, 2010 ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: December 22, 2011 AND NOW, this 22nd day of December, 2011, the Court being equally divided, the Order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED. Madame Justice Orie Melvin did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case. Mr. Justice Baer files an opinion in support of affirmance in which Madame Justice Todd and Mr. Justice McCaffery join. Madame Justice Todd files an opinion in support of affirmance. Mr. Chief Justice Castille files an opinion in support of reversal. Mr. Justice Saylor files an opinion in support of reversal in which Mr. Justice Eakin joins.