Case Name: Robert D. HARMAN and Dorothy E. Harman on Behalf of Christopher HARMAN, a Minor and in their own right, Respondents, v. Bishnu C. BORAH, M.D., and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Judy Bernbaum, M.D., and Jeane Parks, M.D., Petitioners
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1999-08-02
Citations: 557 Pa. 406
Docket Number: Petition Nos.20 and 26 ED Alloc. Dkt. 1999
Parties: Robert D. HARMAN and Dorothy E. Harman on Behalf of Christopher HARMAN, a Minor and in their own right, Respondents, v. Bishnu C. BORAH, M.D., and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Judy Bernbaum, M.D., and Jeane Parks, M.D., Petitioners.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 557
Pages: 406–406

Head Matter:
733 A.2d 1267
Robert D. HARMAN and Dorothy E. Harman on Behalf of Christopher HARMAN, a Minor and in their own right, Respondents, v. Bishnu C. BORAH, M.D., and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Judy Bernbaum, M.D., and Jeane Parks, M.D., Petitioners.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Aug. 2, 1999.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 2 nd day of August, 1999, the Petitions for Allowance of Appeal at No. 020 and No. 026 Eastern District Alloc. Dkt. 1999 are GRANTED, limited to the following issue:
Did the Superior Court err by creating a per se rule that a trial court judge commits reversible error, and has no discretion to deny a motion for a mistrial whenever he or she engages in an off-the record discussion with a witness in the presence of the jury?
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitions for Allowance of Appeal at No. 020 and No. 026 Eastern District Alloc. Dkt. 1999 are to be consolidated for purposes of oral argument.