Title: Mitchell, L. v. Shikora, et al s. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 190 WAL 2017
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: November 20, 2017

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT LANETTE MITCHELL, Respondent v. EVAN SHIKORA, D.O., UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS D/B/A WOMANCARE ASSOCIATES, MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC, Petitioners : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 190 WAL 2017 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 20th day of November, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO Petitioners’ second issue, as stated by Petitioners: Whether the Superior Court’s holding directly conflicts with this Honorable Court’s holdings in Brady v. Urbas, 111 A.3d 1155 (Pa. 2015), which permits evidence of general risks and complications in a medical negligence claim? The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED as to all remaining issues. Petitioners’ Application to File Supplement to Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.