Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-22 20:09:29.498589+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:17:32.576794
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                               MIDDLE DISTRICT

BOBBI ANN MERTIS                               : No. 546 MAL 2022
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              v.                               : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                               : from the Order of the Superior Court
                                               :
DONG-JOON OH, M.D., NORTH                      :
AMERICAN PARTNERS IN ANESTHESIA                :
(PENNSYLVANIA), LLC, WILKES-BARRE              :
HOSPITAL COMPANY, LLC D/B/A                    :
WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL                  :
AND COMMONWEALTH HEALTH                        :
                                               :
                                               :
PETITION OF: DONG-JOON OH, M.D.                :

                                       ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 22nd day of March, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner is:

      (1) Whether, in an issue of first impression and significant public
          importance, Pa.R.C.P. 4003.6(1) expressly permits defense counsel in
          a medical malpractice case to speak with plaintiff’s treating physicians
          outside the discovery process in circumstances where: (i) Pa.R.C.P.
          4003.6(1) expressly allows defense counsel to communicate directly
          with treating physicians who are firm clients; and (ii) both treating
          physicians are clients of the law firm in question[.]

      The American Medical Association and the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s

Application for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief is also GRANTED.