Case Name: Carl J. BARRICK and Brenda L. Barrick v. HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL OF THE SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHARITY, Individually and doing Business as Holy Spirit Hospital, Sodexho Management, Inc., Sodexho Operations, LLC and Linda J. Lawrence. Petition of Sodexho Management Inc., Sodexho Operations LLC, And Linda J. Lawrence
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-08-31
Citations: 616 Pa. 589
Docket Number: No. 948 MAL 2011
Parties: Carl J. BARRICK and Brenda L. Barrick v. HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL OF THE SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHARITY, Individually and doing Business as Holy Spirit Hospital, Sodexho Management, Inc., Sodexho Operations, LLC and Linda J. Lawrence. Petition of Sodexho Management Inc., Sodexho Operations LLC, And Linda J. Lawrence.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 616
Pages: 589–589

Head Matter:
52 A.3d 221
Carl J. BARRICK and Brenda L. Barrick v. HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL OF THE SISTERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHARITY, Individually and doing Business as Holy Spirit Hospital, Sodexho Management, Inc., Sodexho Operations, LLC and Linda J. Lawrence. Petition of Sodexho Management Inc., Sodexho Operations LLC, And Linda J. Lawrence.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Aug. 31, 2012.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 31st day of August, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Alocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, are:
Whether the Superior Court's interpretation of Pa.R.C.P. No. 4003.3 improperly provides absolute work product protection to all communications between a party's counsel and their trial expert?