Court Opinion

ID: 9949532
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-03-11 20:11:27.244677+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:26:54.414048
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                              EASTERN DISTRICT

HAYLEY FREILICH,                                  :   No. 245 EAL 2023
                                                  :
                     Petitioner                   :
                                                  :   Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                                  :   from the Order of the
              v.                                  :   Commonwealth Court
                                                  :
                                                  :
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA                         :
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY,                         :
                                                  :
                                                  :
                     Respondent                   :

                                        ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 11th day of March, 2024, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner are:

   (1) Does 42 Pa.C.S § 8528(b) violate [Petitioner’s] right to a remedy in Article I,
       Section 11 of the Pennsylvania Constitution under the facts of this case, where
       [Petitioner’s] recovery will be consumed by costs, fees, and insurance
       reimbursement claims?

   (2) Does 42 Pa.C.S § 8528(b) violate [Petitioner’s] right to a jury trial in Article I,
       Section 6 of the Pennsylvania Constitution under the facts of this case, where
       [Petitioner’s] recovery will be consumed by costs, fees, and insurance
       reimbursement claims?

      In addition, the parties are DIRECTED to address the following question:

      If the Court concludes that the limitation of damages set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.
      § 8528 is unconstitutional, is Section 8528 severable from the limited waiver
      of sovereign immunity set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. §8522(a)?