Case Name: Catherine McCARTHY, Executrix of the Estate of David McCarthy, Deceased; Catherine McCarthy, Wife, in her own Right; Catherine McCarthy, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Casey McCarthy and Ryan McCarthy, Minors, v. William J. BAINBRIDGE, M.D.; Paoli Family Medicine; Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, Individually and Trading as Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, P.C., a PA Professional Corporation, Appeal of the Pennsylvania Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Assoc., Intervenor
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2001-06-20
Citations: 565 Pa. 464
Docket Number: Appeal No. 59 MAP 2000
Parties: Catherine McCARTHY, Executrix of the Estate of David McCarthy, Deceased; Catherine McCarthy, Wife, in her own Right; Catherine McCarthy, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Casey McCarthy and Ryan McCarthy, Minors, v. William J. BAINBRIDGE, M.D.; Paoli Family Medicine; Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, Individually and Trading as Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, P.C., a PA Professional Corporation, Appeal of the Pennsylvania Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Assoc., Intervenor.
Judges: Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and SAYLOR, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 565
Pages: 464–465

Head Matter:
774 A.2d 1246
Catherine McCARTHY, Executrix of the Estate of David McCarthy, Deceased; Catherine McCarthy, Wife, in her own Right; Catherine McCarthy, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Casey McCarthy and Ryan McCarthy, Minors, v. William J. BAINBRIDGE, M.D.; Paoli Family Medicine; Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, Individually and Trading as Bainbridge, Groves & Yelovich, P.C., a PA Professional Corporation, Appeal of the Pennsylvania Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Assoc., Intervenor.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Jan. 30, 2001.
Decided June 20, 2001.
Lise Luborsky, Philadelphia, for appellant, PA Property & Cas. Ins. Guar. Assoc.
William C. Archbold, Media, for appellee Catherine McCarthy.
Joan Orsini-Ford, Doylestown, for appellee, William J. Bainbridge, M.D.
Robert B. Hoffman, Harrisburg, for appellee amicus curiae, Pa. Medical Soc.
Kandi Ann Davis, for appellee, amicus curiae, M. Diane Koken.
Howard F. Messer, Pittsburgh, for appellee amicus curiae, Pa. Trial Lawyers Ass’n.
Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and SAYLOR, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 20th day of June, 2001, the order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.
Madame Justice NEWMAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.