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I<lter, on M<lrch 4, 1999, <lppellflnt anel his wife InstltLlted a meellcal
lll<llpractlr.e action by writ of SLllllmOns anel, thereafter, flied their complaint,
wherein they alleged the following Wltll regarcl to I-Iershey Medical Center:
17, On the morning of Marcil 11, 1997, Elgents of
~Elppellee] contElctecl [appellant:] and Informed
111m that Ile needecl to COllle to the center right
EtW<1Y and plr.l< Lip Ills Wife, as she was being
dlschargecl,
lS, [APpellant and his wife] were InformBel IlY
Ilosplt<11 personnel that she was being
dlschEtrged because tllere was no becl space for
her,
19, When [appellant] arrived, he attempted to
dlscLlss tile situation wltll a eloctor, bLlt WEtS told
tllElt no doctor WEtS <1vEtIIElble,
20, At tile time of Iler discharge, [appeIlElnt's wife]
. WElS stili receiving morplllne IntravenOLlsly Elnd
WElS only interllllttently conscious) slle was not
ambulatory and she has no recollection of her
stay at the 110spltal 01' Iler discharge,
21. At tile time of discharge, a IlLlrse employed by
[appellee] demonstrEtted to [appeIlEtnt], who has
no medical training, 110W to cllElnge tile dressing
tllrough a window in the cast, When he
protested tllllt he was not r.ompetent to conduct:
dr(1sslng cllanges, Ile was reassured that a
visiting r1Llrse and Ilospltal bed would be
provided,
22, [Appellant] trc1l1sportedllls wife to their Ilome In
Ills private car,
23, When [appellclllt] attempted to transfer [1115
wife] from tile family CEll' when he reached tllelr
Ilome, he strained Ills shoulder, neck and back,
caUsing personal Injuries for wlllch damages are
claimed,
<Appellant's complaint at 4-6,) On May 27, 1999, appellee responded to
these pClragl'aphs by filing prolimlnary objectlolls In the Ilature of a del1lUrrel'
asserting: 1) they owed 110 duty to appellant, 2) appellant did not suffer any
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plwslcal manifestation of emotional ellstr(1ss; tlnel 3) tllelr COnclLlct WflS not
o\,IITflgeoLls, wanton or wlllfLl1 (Appellee's prollmlnary objections at 4-10),
The trial court Ilgreed and, by Oreler dated November 12, 1999, ellsmlssed
appellant's ClflllllS for negligence, Intentional Infliction of emotional distress
and punltlva dfllllages, OnlJecember 13, 1999, Clppellant. filed this Clppefll, 1
Our stClndard of revloW Is well seWed:
Where El preliminary objection In the nature of a
demLIITer Is sLlstalned, an appellate court's review Is
limited, All material facts set fortll In tile complaint
as well as all Inferences reasonalJly deducible
therefrom are aclmltted as true ('or [the pLlrpOSe of
this review,] The question presenteel by the
clemurrer Is wllether, on tile facts r.lVBrred, tile law
Si:WS with certainty that no rc~covery Is possible,
Where a doubt exists as to wlletller a demurrer
shoulel be sLlstalned, this elOLlbt shoLlld be resolved In
favor of overruling It,
Mosel' v. He/stand, 545 Pa, 554, 559, 681 A,2d 1322, 1325 (1996)
(citation omlttecl),
AppellClnt argues his complaint set fortll sufficient facts to support a
negligence cause of action against appellee and, thus, the trial court erred
by sustaining appellee's preliminary objections, He states,
I According to appellant's counsel's February 22, 2000 letter to tills Court, all
claims against Linda Johnson were resolved prior to tills appeal when her
liability carrier, Erie Insurance, paid Its policy limits to appellant andl1is wife
and they exocuted a joint tortfeasor release In an Interpleader action at
1;CV-99-0809 U.S, District Court, Middle District, On December 7, 1999,
appellant's wife voluntarily dlscolltlnuedller claims against appellee Hershey
Medlr.al Center and, thus, the cOLlrVs November 12, 1999, Order Is final and
appeC1lable to this Court, See Pa,R,A,P, 341, Final orders; Generally; and
Pa,R.C,P, 229, Dlscontlnllance,
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IAppellant] pleade~1 tllelt [his wife] was not
ellllllLllatory, WflS stllporolls from medication, Elnel
WEtS not meellcally ready for discharge, [Appellee]
cllscll€lrged 11er wltlloLlt eltller proviellllf] proper
services to tile pi'lItles or In wf.lrnlng [appellant]
regarding tile dangers tllat Iler condition presented,
He was Injured In an attempt to trElnsport Ills wife,
[Appellee] was negligent In placing 111m In that
sl~\.Iatlon,
(Appellant's brief at 12,) He makes EI general assertion that appellee owed a
duty to Ilim as a foreseeable victim of Its omissions, In sLlpport of his
argLll11ent, appellant cites to OLlr SLlpr\.'1me COLlrt's decision In DiMarco v.
Lync" Homes-CI,ester County, l11C" 525 Pa, 558, 583 A,2d 422 (1090),
In DIMarco, 01,11' Supreme Court held that a physician may be liable to
a third party who Is InjLlI'edbecause of the plwslclan's negligent treatment of
a pElt:lent. In DIMarco, a blood technician, wllo had been stucl< by a needle
anel exposeel to Hepatitis 13, WelS told by her physician tllC1t If slle remained
symptom free for six weel<s, she could reSumE1 sexual relations Wltllout tile
risk of Infecting her partner, After elgllt weel<s of abstinence, tile patient
had sexual relations with Iler partner and, thereafter, her partner became
Infected with Hepatitis 13, The patient's partner brought an action against
the physician allegln~1 his negligence In failing to Inform the patient that
having sexual rel1,1tlons wltllln six months of oxposure to Hepatitis B could
Infect 11er partner, Our Supreme Court stated,
If a third parson Is In tllat class of persons WllOSE1
health Is III<ely to be threatened by tile patient, and If
erl'oneous advice Is given to that patient to the
ultimate detriment of tile third person, the third
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pBrson 11ClS a CElLISO of action agilln8\' tile plwslclan
Ilscfluse tile plwslclan SllOllld recognll!e tI'lat tile
services rendered to the pEltlr~nt are necessary for
the protection of the thlrcl porson,
la, at 563, 503 A,2cl at 424-25, Tll0 COLirt, tllOrefore, ex\:pncleel Et
pllyslclan's lIalJlllty to a tlllrd party wllose 110Elltll COLlld be compromised by
exposure to a pC1tlent sLlfforlng from a cOIllIllLlnlr.able disease, I,e, a third
party within the "foreseenble orbit of risk 01' harm", la, at 562, 503 A,2d f;lt
424,
Appellant r.IEllms tllat, like the plaintiff' In DIMarco, Ilf:j fell within tile
foreseeable 1'181< of hclrln when appellee prematurely discharged Ills wife and
failed to warn him of the dangel' Iler condition presented, We decline,
however, to find appellee owed El duty to appellant, wl1Q..W"illLIlQUlti1lnJ;1lli
fQJ:~seeagje orbit of rlslLQUlill:m, Unlll<e treatment of a communicable
disease, we cannot conclude that keeping appellant's wife In the hospital f'or
treatment of a fractured ankle was necessary for Ills protection. Appellee
had no way of I<nowlng Its dlscllar~Je of appellant's wlf'r~ would threaten
appellant's healtll ancl no way of anticipating the events whlcll occurred off
of the hospital grounds, Accordingly, we find appellant did not fall within the
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foroseeal)le 1'151< of harm and tllat appollee clld not owe a duty to appellant,
See Troxel v. A.I. Dupont Inst., 675 A,2d 314 (Po, Super, 1996) (a
determination of foreseeability Is the eSSGnce of a determination of duty),
citing DIMarco, supra,
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AppellClnt also claims appellee's COnelLict In dlscllarglno 1115 wlfQ was
sllfFlclently oLltTageoLls to wClrrant Ills caLise of action for intentional Infliction
of emotional distress Clnel pLlnltlve damages, ?o,] In regard to tile Intentional
Infliction of enlDtlonal ellstresE1 claim, tile compllllnt asserts that:
30, The concluct of [appellee] as descrl\Jed abovEl, In
dlscllarglng ~appellEtnt's wife] premrltllroly, In forcing
[appellant] to accept responsibility for Iler when
[appellee] has no reason to believe tllat he hEld the
alJlllty to mClnage Iler treatment, and In falsely
promising thelt mecllcal nursing services wOLlld be
provided by Visiting NLlrses and tllat Ilospltal
eqLilpment wOLlld be sUPIJlled, constltLlte extreme
and outrageous conelLlct w llcll is not to be tolerated
In a civilized society,
31. As a reSLllt of tile action of [appellee],
[appellant] has suffered and continues to suffer
emotional distress,
2 AltllOLlgh appellant failed to Include tllese Issues In Ills "Statement of
Questions InvolverJU, In violation of Pa,R,A,P, 2116, Statement of
questions Involved, (a), General Rule, wo decline to find them waived
Elnd address their merits Ilereln, See Larson v. Olvegl/a, 674 A,2rJ 728,
729 n. 1 (Pol, SLlper, 1996), rev'd on other grounds, 549 Pa, 118, 700 A,2d
931 (1997) (appellate review of Issuos not presented In Statement of
Questions proper where appellant's brief suggests ISGues on appeal and
failure to present tllem In statement dOElS not impede court's ability to
address the merits),
3 The trial court: failed to address tllese Issues In Its Opinion In support of the
November 12th Order, In violation of pa,R,A,P, 1925, Opinion In Support of
order, (a), General Rule; howevol' we will address them herein, The
reasoning of the trial court Is not crucial to OLIr determination because we
are reviewing preliminary objections In tile nuture of a demLIITer und, as
such, we are addressing a question of law. See Halpin v. LaSalle Unlv.,
639 A,2d 37, 39 (Po, Super. 1994) ("In deciding an Issue of law, an
appellate court need not defer to the conclusions of tho trial coult,t') (citation
omitted) ,
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(Appellant'll complf.1lnl: at 7,)
Tile eleml3nts nec13!iSury to sllstf;1ln ~l CtlllSl3 of at:tlon for Intentional
Infliction of emotional distress are provided In tile l1es\:cltement (Second) of
Torts!i 46,Out:r"geouf.l conduct: causing severe emotlon,,1 dh.t:ressl
(1) One who by extreme and oLltrugeOLls cOnelLlct
IntentionallY or recl<lessly Cf.1l.1ses severe emotional
distress to anotl1er Is sLlbject to liability for SLICh
emotlonf.11 distress, and If bodily 11Elrm to the other
results from It, for sucll bodily 11arm,
(2) Where SllCh conduct Is directed at a third person,
the actor Is sLlbject to liability If he Intentionally or
recklesslY causes severe emotional distress
(a) to a member of sucll person's Iml11eellate
t'allllly WilD Is present: at tile tlmc;l, Wlletller 01' not
SllCll distress resLllts In bodily Ilarm, or
(b) to any other person wllo Is present at tile
time, If such distress results In bodily Ilarm,
See raYlor v. Albert EInstein Mad. Ctr., 2000 PEl, LEXIS 1206, *6 (2000)
(althougll not formally adopted, R,2d Torts !i 46 set.s forth minimum
elements necessary to sustain Intentional Infliction of' emotional distress
action), Tills Court Ilas noted, "[tile] conduct must be so outrageous In
cllal'acter, and so extreme In degree, as to go beyond all possible bounds of
decency, and to be regarded as atrocious, and utterly Intolerable In a
civilized society, 1/ R,2d Torts Ii 46, comment (d), See also Bucze/e v. First
Nat'l Banle, 531 A,2d 1122, 1125 (Pa, Super, 1987) (citation omitted), A
plaintiff Illust also allege tile outrageous COllduct caused 11 I III to soel( medical
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tre~tll1ent, Knzfftsky v. Kino Dnvlrl Memorln/ Pnrlr, 515 p~, 183, 197-9n,
527 A,2el PBB, 995 (19B7),
In this CElse, It Is clear appellant's complaint f~lls to set forth sufficient
facts upon which a Cc1l.lse of Etctlon for Intentioned Infliction of enlotlonal
distress can be baseel. "Willie Ollr courts recognli!e a CaLiSe of action for
. Intentional Infliction of emotional distress, we Ilave allowed recovery In only
very egregioUs cases,t' HaV v, AIIoelone, 691 A,2d 476, 482 (Pa, Sllper,
199'1), affirmed by, 554 Pa, 134, 720 A,2d 745 (1998), We cannot, as a
lllaUer of law, find appellee's course of conduct delllonstrates the amount of
outrageousness reqLllred as an elemC:lnt of tills action, Accepting the
averments In appellant's complaint as true, the fElct thl1l: appellee dlscllElrged
appellanl:'s wife Into Ills caro, when he could not manage her treatment, Is
not Sllocl<lng or oLltrageolls, Moreover, appellant cloes not claim appellee's
conduct caused him to seel< medical treatment, Accorellngly, we agree wltl1
tile trial court's conclusion tl1at tile facl:s, as set forth by appellant In 1115
complaint, are Insufficient to support a claim of Intentional Infliction of
emotional distress,
In IIgl1t of' the foregoing discussion, oppellant's claim for punitive
damages cannot be sLlstalned on the facts averrod In his complaint. See
G.J.D. v. Jo/rnson, 552 Pa, 169, 713 A.2d 1127 (1998) (pLlnltlve damoges
are awarded to punlsl1 a defenclant for certain outrageous acts); and
Strickland v. Un/verslty of Scranton, 700 A.2d 979 (Pa, Super. 1997)
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PLAINTIFFS' COMP~~~T
1, Plulntlffa ure Julianne M, Hamuker and Donald G. . Hamaker,
Sr., Rdult individuals, reaiding at 1105 Primrose court, I\partment
302, I\nnRpolia, Maryland 21403.
2.
Defendant ia Linda
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reaiding at 221 Three I3quare Hollow Rood, Newburg, Pennaylvania
17240.
3. pefendonl: is ME ton f:l. Hershey Mecl10al Center, now by
merger Penn state Gelainger, a corporat1on organiled and exiatlng
under the Iowa of the commonweulth of Pennaylvonia with a place of
bualneaa at 500 Univeraity Privet Herahoy, Pennaylvania 17033.
4. I\t 011 timea relovant horeto, Pla1ntiffs have been
lawfully marriod,
5. On or about March 7, 1997, plointiff Julianne M. Homaker
wae operating a motor vehicle on n public roudwuy In Cumberland
County, Ponnaylvanla when Defendant LInda II. Johnson wnll operntlng
a motor vehIcle oppronahing from the oppollIte dIrectIon.
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lAnO 01' \:1:/1VCll/ (ll1el Il\:rn\() Ma, ll/.ll1\ulHlr I H vohlall'J hond--on/
destroyIng tho vahIclo, And oAulllng allvero poraenAl lnjurloll \:0 Ma,
HAmuker'a rIght unklo, leI'\: enr, apIno, ohoa\:, And he/.ld,
7, ~he acolden\: wnll 4110 aololy \:0 \:he nog1Igenoe of
nufandnnt: Johnaon, 'l'ho l1egl.1 gonoe of Pel'endunt ,10lmllon lJOnI311l\:ec\
In one or more of \:he followIng partlculoral
1\, In operAt'.lng her mol:of, vehl010 whIle unelor. the
Influnnce of oloohol,
n, In oporA\:lng her. mo\:or vehiole /.It A speed gr.euter
thnn reusonable under the oondl\:lone than and \:hero oHls\:lng,
C, In aporat:lng her vehlole In an Improp8J: I:ravel l/:lI1e"
n, In foIlIng to avoId 13\:r.lklng PlaIntIff's vehlole,
E, In fallIng \:0 avoId yloldlng \:ho rIght-of-way to
PlAIntIff's vohlole,
F, In vIolatIng the Pennl3ylvanla CrlmlnAl Code wIth
respect to drIvIng whIle undor thfl lnfluenoe of .Aloohol,
Q, In vIolAtIng the provis.lons of tho Pennsylvania
Motor Vehiclo Code roluting to dr.t v Ing on roadways limed for
tra I' Hc ,
0, I\s a r.esult of the aocident, Plu.lntiff JulIanne M,
Hamaker Buffered und oont.tnues to auf fer severe poin, emot.tonal
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distress, sloepleaanoas, anxiety, 100B of llfe'a pleasureB/ and
permanent phYB.taal d.tBabl1.tty/ for all of which damages are
cla.tlned,
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WII/'l reqn1.r.ml t:o Hndul'l]Cl nUmClJ:ClUU mm\.I<1111, HIIl.'l].lolll, thurnpoH\;lo I1nd
cllllgnos\:.j,(J pr()(wdurcm, 1'01' 1\.1.1 01' whl.oh ctnlllll\)OU Iu:n olldmClcl,
10, 1\8 1\ J:08H,lt; 01' hur. In:IIIJ:J.oa, J'lnlnt:lt'1' .1nUllnne M.
IlIIIOal\er W/.lll foraed to JnOl\!: nnmOl:OHS nmcl,janl, ll\u'ulng, hoapJtlll,
IInct ctlagnoutlo eHponaes, for /Ill 01' which dnm/.lgep III'B allllmed,
11, 1\u II 1:0PHll: 01' hor injHrJ,ea Pll\.l.nUI'I' .1HIII,mno M, 1l1\lnnl\al'
wlla foraed to resign from her employment IInd h/.ls boen rendered
pormnnently Hnumploynble by runson of her rll]ht nnkle Injury,
12, lis n res\\l1: oj; her In:J\\des Pllllnt:1ff: .1uU.nnne M, Ilamn!tet'
hna BHffol:ed /.I flevel:U dIlIllnHtlon In her qlll\,U,\:y of U,fe, w.L\:h
aonuequun\: lIluntn! dlatres/'l, IInd hna buen unnble to engage In nmny
of he1: former pnsUmos nnd natlvlUes, PlalnUff bel.ieves tlncl
\:hnrefore avers thnt her phyuIo/lI IImIt/ltlonu may bo perm/lnent,
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'l'he averments In Paragrnphs 1 through 12 are fully
Incorpornted hereIn by referenoe nu though Be\: forth In full.
WIIERIWOHm, Plalnt.tff JulJ.anne M, Hamalwr demands judgment
agaInst Defendant LInda F, Johnson In an amount In eHcess of
$35,000,00, whIch sum aHaesu IIppllcablo nrbltratIon limIts In
CUlllberlancl County, together with lnterest from March 7, 1997, plus
couts of suI\:,
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Donald G. Ilalllnlcort.....f!r. va, [,Intla l~, ~Johnson
The averments In Paragr/lphs 1 through 12 are fully
Incorporated hereIn by reference as though flet forth In fllll.
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13,l\a II rl1lluH of' In:Jur.lof,l aual~lIlnml by hIa I1Jf'1l, PllllnUf'f'
IlonAld G, 1l(~I1IAlcol' lHllI !loun dopr.jvod of' tho n.ld, oOl11l'orl;, aoollll;y
nnd 00l11plln1ol1l1hlp 01' hill wll'e( nne\ will nunl;I[\\\H I;u be ao Qeprlvod
In the ful~unl, I'or illl ul' whloh ellll11ilgOIl 111'0 nln.l.mml,
WllmHl!:l~OHlD, PlAintHf' llonnlcl G. IInl1lll1cuI:, 8\:, c\el11Anclll :Judglllunl;
Againat Pel'onQnnt ~lncln p, Johnaon ln An lII110unt In oNpeaa 01'
$2!i, 000,00, WhIoh aum oNooods llppl.l.ollble nrb.l\;rAI;lof1 1.1 01.1.1; a In
Cumber.'lllnd County, together w.l\;h inl~eras\; I'r.om MAroh 7, 1997, Illua
coats cf ault,
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QQ1H~Ic1 G, 1!illll~Li fir., va, M1Hon 8..l!Qrahey MQ.c11cAl Genter.
l'll!:ClllICll!:NClU
The avermentll 1n PnrAgrApha 1 through 13 lire l'ul1y
1noorporAted hereln by reference ila though set for.th 1n I'ull,
14, 1\11 a result of' 1n:Jurlea austalned in her. acoident,
Pla!ntlff Julillnne M, lIamAker was admitted lIa a trauma patlent nt
the f:aciHty operated by the MHton S. Her.ahey MeC\lcal Center In
Herahoy, Dauphln County, Pennaylvanla.
15, At the tlme of ndmillalon the Plaintiff Wllll diugnoaed wlth
a .right ankle open Grade II frllcture dlalocat1on, l!:xtensive
orthopedic aurgery Wlla performed on the slime evening aa admiaalon.
16. r"ollowlng rellloval from surgery, Ilhe was adm! t ted to the
surgical Intensive Care Unit,
17, On the morning of March II, 1997, agenta of Pefendllnt
M.Uton a. Herllhey Medical. Con tor oontlloted Plaintiff Donal.d Q,
Hnlllakor, 8r, Ilnd Informed him that he needod to come to the oontor
right lIway and pIck up hIa wife, all sho WlIS be1ng disoharged,
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lEl, l'l/\ln\:l f' fll \10rO .1 nformurt hy hoapt tAl pUlClJOnnol l:hl1l: UllU
WAa ~l\i.tng rl.lfwh/o'gnrl Iluonllau l:hOl:o W/\a no IlOd tlPIHJO for hur.,
19, Whun fl1Il1nl:! f'f' !Jun/\Iel 0, HIllllnl\llr, fir, nn:!vo(t, ho
Attompl:ed \:0 dlfloll!Hl \:ho att:II/l\:1on wll:h II doo\:or, 11\\1: WAil told l:hAl:
no dootor WAil aVA.tlAblo,
:ao, 1\\: the U,me of: hor. rlLaoh/u:ge, 1'1/dn\:lf'l' .11111AnnO M.
HAmaker WAil a\:lll reco1vlng morph1no lntrAvunollaly nnd WAil only
.tnterm11:I:ently oonaolo\\al ahe waa not AII\l1111A\:ory IInr\ aho hllll no
r.eoolleot.ton of her. a\:IIY II\: the hoapl\:1I1 or. her. dlllohllrge,
21, I\t the t.tme of d.taoharge, n nur.ae employed by Defendnnt
M!1.ton S, lIorllhuy Medlo/\l Center. domona1:r/\\:0(1 1:0 Mr. Ilama)tor, who
hilS no medlool traln1ng, how to ohanne \:he dresstng \:hrollgh a
wlndow In the aast, When ha protested tha\: he wos not competent to
conduo\: dresll1ng ohongea, ho WAa reallallred thllt a v1al\:lng nllrlle
ond a hOllp1tll1 bed would be provlded,
22. 1'101n\:1ff Donald Q, lIamaker, Sr. \:ranspor\:ed hIll wIfe to
their homo ln h.ta prlval:e oar,
23. When Pla.tntH[ Donald G, Hallla!ter, Sr, nl:\:emp\:ed 1;0
transfer I'la.tnt.tff Jullanno M. IJamaker from the fnmlly cnr when he
roaohod \:he1r home, he atrn1ned h.tll shoulder, neck nnd bnok,
oaualng peraonnl injur10s for whioh damngell are claimed,
24, 1\13 soon as Plaintiff Donald G. Hamaker, Sr. arrived at
his homo he made of forts to oontac\: Defendant Mil\:on S. lIershey
Medical Cen1:or regarding tho promisod visiting nurso aa well as
hospi\:nl supplios.
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G. "amaker, Sr. was forced \:0 sleep wi\:h hill back against the sofa
on wh1ch .1u11onno M. Hnmaker was ly1ng to koep her. from [nlling off
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of 1:ho uo 1:/1, Doap.\. I:u \:hla, Ma, IIl1mllllo17 cHel a\lll\:1I In /1 I'll 11 In
A\:\:Olllp\:,lnCj 1:0 ol:lIwl 1:0 I:ho 11/1\:hl:001ll,
26, 1\ V1a,II:1f\Cj n\lrae novoI.' /11:r1voc:\ \lnl:1.1. lIpprplI.llllu\:oly 6 IO()
p,m, Murch 12, 199~, Upon 1napoct1ng Pl1l1n\:11'1' Ju.1.1/1nne M,
Unmullor, Ilhe l:eooCjn1,t,uct t:I\l1t Mil, ll/ln1l11wr nomlnel \:0 11ft 1n A hORP.l.\:al
/.met 1l1l1d \:hut the V1a.l.t:1ng NllraeH nllruo llorv1co oould no\: ~lo
reapona1b.1.e for her 0111.'0 glvon her aor1o\l8 lIIec:\lo111 cond.\.t10n,
1\1'\:01.' approx1l11/1\:oly \:hroe hOllra, P.1.1I1n\:1I'fa were Ab10 \:0 aecure \:he
nc:\milla10n 01' Pln.\.nt.\.1'1' JuU,l1nne M, Illllllnltol.' \:0 CnrUale Ilollp.1.\:111 on
MArch 12, 1997, whero nhe rOIllA.tned unt11 M/.u:ch 15, 1997,
27, It waa reaHonably I'oreauoable that Pla.\.nt.\.1'1' Donu1d a,
Ilnmnkor, AI.', WAil w.\.thin tho zone 01' dAnger creAted by the prelllature
d.\.achArge of h.la w.tl:e, P1a.lnUff JIIUAnno M, IIAfIluker,
20, All 1\ rellult of tho 1njurlell allatA.\.ned by Plnintiff Donald
a, HAIIIUlter, Ar" PluinU.ff Donald a, lIamallor, AI.', Huffered pa.ln,
d.\.aub.\.I.\. ty, 101111 of l.lfe'll p10aaurell, /lnd emot.\.on/ll d1atreall, for
All of wh.lah dAlII/lgea Are cln.lmed,
29, All a rOllult of the .lnjur.lea auata.\.ned by Pln.\.nt.\.fl' DonAld
a, Halllaker, Ar" he wall requ1red to expend aubatant.lal aums for
med.laul care, phys.laal therapy for aare, dIagnostic tosts, and
related proceduros, for all of whIch dnmages are claimed,
WlIEREFOIm, PluintH I' Donuld a, lIamAlwr, 8r., demands judgment
aga.\.nat Defendant M.llton A, I~rahey Med.lonl Center, now by merger
Penn Atate ae1B.\.nger, .In un amount in excella of $25,()O(),()(), wh.\.ch
sum exceed a nppl.lcable arb.ltration l.lmito In Cumberland County,
together w.lth interest from Murch 7, 1997, plua costa of sU.lt,
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!?1!.llul!1.Jlt...1!nmuJs.!!.!:/.,.f!fLY!!.L_M I 1 \; lllUiL !tun! IU!~LMt!!!J elll LE!m t: Ill:
r '111~ N'I'l ON lIlL..lNI"I.l C'I'. r O.N_gr~tlMQ'!'.Hll'il\Lt.J?l!i'!'.t!lili!:l
Thu uVllrmont:p In ParugrAPha 1 t:hrough 79 uro fully
InOprporAI;ecl hareln lly rofel:Onae CHI \;hOIll)h Hol: fOl:I;I, 1n fill 1 ,
30, 'I'hu aonclllal: of lJof:enclAnt: M1Hon f.l, lIel:llhoy Moclloul Con\',or.
/HI cloaodl)ecl AlloVe, In cI.hlOhAI:glng plulnUff: JulJanne M, IIl\maller
prematurely, In foro1ng Pla1nUff: 1J0nulcl Q, lIumullor, Sr, \:0 aocept:
reeponll.t.ll11lfy for hor when the Mecllcul Center hucl no roueon t:o
believe thut: he hucl t:ho alli11t:y to mAnage hor treut:ment, unci in
falaely prom1a.!ng thAt: mml.t.el/ll nllI:a.lng ael:v.loee would bo prov.!decl
by VlaHlng Nurses t\nd thut: hosp.l.\:nl equ1pmont would lle 8uppl.led,
oonet1tute oRtromp and out:ragooua concluat whioh 18 not to be .
tolorated 1n a a1vilizod sooiaty,
31, Au A result: of tho uotions of lJofondAnt M1lton B, 1I0rahey
Modleal Center, Plaintiff Donuld Q, llumA]\er, Sr, hAa aufferad And
oontinu08 to Huffer emot1onAl diut:re8B.
WlllmmFOIU1, 1'1u1ntHf DonAld G, llumultBr, Sr. demands judgment
agalnst Defendant MIHon B. Ilerahey Medloul cantel:, now by merger
Penn StAto Guisinger, in an Amount 1n ORoellS of '25,000,00, which
Bum eRoeods AppliCAble Arbitration limits in Cumberlund County,
together with intereat: from Murch '1, 1997, pIua aoata of auit,
COllN'I'_Y
Qonu1d G. llamuker., Sr, va. MiHan 8. lIerahe,/ Medical Center
l'UNI'I'IVg pAMAGl~S
The uvermenta in pArugraphB 1 through 31 urB fully
inoorporated herein by reference nB though Bet forth ln full.
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cllll\1llgoll IlUl1lnllt~ ll11funlll~nt:. MIlI:on 1'\, ll11rllhny Mllrl.tolll Cont:ot'/ now 11Y
l\1el:gor ponn Citllt:e ClolllIngnr, 1n Iln 1l1\10\ln\: In Ol\oelHI of $25/(lOO,(lO,
whIch U\l1\1 Ol\caoclll IlPPl.loAlllo Ilt'P.l\~l:llI:.lon 11111.\1:13 In C\ll11herlAnlj
CO\lnt:.YI tognthor w.lth Intoroat from MAroh 7, 1997, pl\lll ooata of
'HI t,\:,
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Q.onlll!iJL,_.llill\J1!lwr.t....,f!.G.. VIl , MIHon f.I, lIer1!lHlY Medloal Cen\:or.
NEGl,I,m1N'I' INI~r,IC'1'ION 011 I~MO'l'roNI\I, Dlfl'1'IU!lElS
'1'ho avormont:13 In I'l1rAgrflphll 1 \:lu:o\lgh 31 al:O fully
.IncorporAted heroIn by referenoe Aa though set fbrth In fllll.
32, '~e llotlonll of Defendant:. MIlton 1'1, Hershey MedlOAl Center
All deacr.lhed abovo were nogllgont:.,
33, '1'ho nogl.lgonoe of Do fondllnt Ml.l t:.on S, lIorahoy ModlcAl
Conter /.HI to 1'11l1nl:.l. f f Donald G. lll\l11ll!wr, ar, Wlla aa followa I
1\, In dJ1lCharglng I'laln\:l f f LTullanno M. llamaker
[ll:omaturoly,
n, In dIschargIng I'lnlntlff JulJannaM. Hamaker wIthout
l11aklnq proper arrangol11enta for poat-dlscharge nursIng oaro,
C. In dIschargIng Plalnt.l.f'f Jul.l.anno M. lIamalle1' wIthout
l11aklng a1'1'ongemonta for the provlllJon of hoapJtal equIpment at
the llamakor. hOl11e.
D, Tn flllllng to provIde an oppor.tunlty for Plalntlffa
to conBul~ wIth a phyalalan regardIng tho ndvlaablllty of
diacluu:ge.
ru, In falling to properly aaaellB the patIent's
suitllbllJty for dillchllrge.
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0, In (1JIIllh/\l:al.na \:tw puI:,lon\: \:0 110r homo ru\:l1er \:\)1\11
c1,I.Jiol1urgl.na Plul.n\',Jj'1' ,1\\1I.unno M, IIAl11nllol: \:0 n aonvnlolloein\:
08n\:Or or 0\:1\01: Ill\.111.8r! pl\ro 01: o\\a\:oc\tl\l 0l\r8 1'1101.1..I.ty,
II, :t:n oll\ployl.na I.01perm,talll.ll1e odtor.LA ,In (1e\:",rm.1.nlng
whether to c11llol1nrge tile pAt1en\:.
1, In 1'!ll.l1na \:0 warn Plllln\:HI' DOnAld Q, lIal11Altor, fir"
of \:he dAngera oauaec1 ~y Plal.n\:11'1' JulIAnne M, lIamaker'a
aonc11\:10n,
J, In I'Al11na \:0 1natrua\: plA1nt11'f Donald 0, Hamaker,
sr" on proper \:eahnlquell for \:rnnspor\:.t.ng and oAr1ng for
Plaint11'1' JuliAnne M, HaI11Aker.,
W\llURm~"olU\, Pl/lln\:Jff Donulc! 0, HAmaller, sr, c1emAnda judgl11ol1t
aga.t.nst Defenc1ant Mllton S, lIerahey M8clJpal Center, now by merge):
Penn Sta\:e GeJaingor, In an amoun\: 1n excess of $25,000,00, whtoh
aum exoeeda appl.t.onble nrb.t.\:rA\:.t.an I1011ts 1n CUl11berland Coun\:y,
together w1\:11 .t.ntereat from March 7, 1997, plull coata of auJt,
POUN'I' V II
11u11anne M, IInmnlter va, M,t);.I:on f:I, Herat)Q.Y. Medloal Center
NIIGLIGfi:NCm.
Tile avermenta In paragrnpha 1 \:hrough 33 are fully
incorporA\:~cl hereln by rel'erence na though aet I'orth In I'ull,
WlImnmFonm, Plnln\:i/'I' JulIanne N, Hamaker demands judgmont
againa\: Del'llndan\: Milton S, Herahey Medioni Center, now by merger
Penn statu OeJ.ainger, In an amount 1n excellB 01' $25,000,00, whJ.oh
Bum exoeeda applionble arbitration limi\:a in Cumberland coun\:Y,
togethor with intoreat I'rom March 7, 1997, pluo ooa\:B of auJ.t,
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~Jllli{.lnne MLllilll\ukoLYl!.L...MJ.l t;orUiLJlEl.'Hh~Y_I1!!1.iQ!!1 Cen\:OI:
.! N'I'I~!i'I'IONI\I,_I Nl"l!IC'I'ION 01' lUMO'I'IOtffi.l, PI a'I'HI~S.!l
~he Averments in PArAgruphs 1 through 33 Are flllly
inCorporAted herein by reference Pa though aet forth in filII,
WlllUIHH'Olll~, PlAinUff .]\Ili/lnne M, 11UIlluker dell1uncls Judgment
ugf.\inat PefenclAnt MiHan a, Ilerehey MedlclIl Center, now Py merger
Penn atAte Qeia1nger, In An ulllollnt In exoess of $26,000,00, whioh
811m exoeeda uppliollPle arpitration lImIte in CumberlAnd County,
together with Interest from MArch 7, 1997, plua oosts of slllt,
COUN'I' IX
.Juliunne M ,_IlAmnller veJilto[l a , lIerahey Medlonl Cen\;er
PUNI'l'IVlU P1H11\GlUa
The Averments In PAragruphs I through 33 are fully
lnoorporAted herein by reference as though set forth!n full,
Wlll~IUWOlm, PlAlnt.lf f .Julianne M, lIumAlwr demAnds pun.ltl ve
dl'lmngss AgAInst f)efondtlnt MUton 13, lIershey MedIcal Center, noW Py
merger Penn atate GeiSInger, In an amount ln excess of $26,000,00,
which Hum exceeds applicable arbitrAtion limita in Cumberland
county, together with intereat frolll MArch 7, 1997, plUB cOBtS of
sult,
COUN'I' X
Julianne M, lIamaker Ve, Milton a, Here hey Medioal. Center
Nmm,JC3mN'I' INln,IC'r~oN 01' I~Mo'l'ION1\rJ PIS'l'HlUSS
'l'ho avermente in Paragrapha 1 through 33 /1re fu.l.ly
inoorporated herein by reference /1S though Het forth in full.
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agA1nlll; Do ('unda n \; 11I11 t:on Ii, l1orahoy lIIocj.loa 1 Con t'.Ol~, now I)\, n\fll:gor
Ponn litnte GelHlngor, ln An amount ln eXOOHH of $20,000,00/ whloh
HUm exceodHapp11ca~la ar~ltrAtlon 11mlta in Cun~er1and County,
togethar with intorellt from MAroh 7, 1007, pI un oouta of suit,
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II u 1.1. ,illl!1Q_J1.!__llilll!I!!~ e r v f'J, III.!..1.\; 0 n S, II 0 r@QY M a c!JJ.1Al Con tor
!,OAf! Ol~ CONSOH'l'IllM
The Averment" in PAragrAphs 1 throuuh 33 Are fully
1ncorporllted herein ~y reference AS though aet forth in full,
34, Aa II result of tho injurios austained ~y Pla1ntiff Donuld
G, IIAmalter, Sr" PIAJnt..i ff ,JuU.t1llna M, ll'amalter WAS depr.lvecl of the
aid, comfort, society and compun10nship of hor husband, for alIaI'
wh1ch damuaas uro olalmed,
WIlEHRFonE, P1aint1ff Jul1anne M, llamuker demands judgment
tlgA1nst Ilefendant M.tlton 13, llerahoy Medloal Con\:er., now by merger
Ponn state GolsJnuer, ln an Amount 1n excose of $25,000,00, whiah
sum exoeeds Ilppl1aa~lo arbltration 11mita 1n Cumberland County,
togothe~with 1nterest from Marah 7, 1007, plus aosts af su1t.
Ilespeatl'ully submJttec:l,
Z IMMEHMT)N \PFANNEl31~CJ{RH I
NlJFFOll'l' M,nEIl'l'
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Neil I.. Albor\:
Attornoys for PlaIntiffs
Attorney 1.D. #2336U
22 South Du)tu struot
LB~caater, Pennsylvania 17602
'1'elophono No. (71'1) 299..0711
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SIlSllIillOd I'lIrlolls Inilll'los 1'1l111l11'11ll-!, jlll~r !lUll, Ihlll lIhu hUlldml\1od 101 lOl'shoy Mcdilllll COlllol'
Ihl'lrollll1\olll ol'slIlll 11\llII'los, MI'. 1 11I1I111kol' IIlsollsSUl'ls II Olllhll Ihl' loss ol'oollsorllllllll1llllillsl
Ms, ,JohllsOIl. (I'llIilllll'ili' ('Oll1plllllll III PlIl'lllll'lIphs H-14 IIl1d ('ollllls IlIlld 1/.)
5, PllIlllill'ili II110go Ihlll Mrs, 1111111111,(11' II'lIs 1Il11l11\1cd liS 1111'1\1111111 pllllollllo Ilol'shRY
Mo(llclIl COlllol', whoro sho WIIS dlllglloscd wilh II I'illhl IIlllilo opon Gl'lIdo IIlhwllll'o dlsloclltioll,
IIl1d "oXlolIsivu ol'lhopcdle Slll'gol'Y" WIIS pOl'lhl'll1CIl olllho ol'elllnllof'llOr IIlhlllssloll, Followlllll
s\ll'gory, !Jho WIIS IIdlllllled 10 Iho S\ll'glclllllllo\lsll'o C'1I1'0 !J1l1t. (PIIIIIlIIfTs' C0ll1p11l11l11l1
plll'lIgl'lIphs 14-16,)
{}, Plllhlllrtli 1\11'11101' 1I11llgolhlll MI'!J, 111I11111kuI' \VIIS disohlll'!lod Oil Mllroh II, 11)1)7
"hooll\lso Ihol'o WII~ 110 hed SpllCO thl' hcl'." (PIIII\llll'ili' C01l1plllllll III plIl'llgl'llphs 17-IR.)
7. Acool'dil1g 10 IhcC'nl11plllllll, 1I11ho 111110 nl'Ml's, IIIII11l1kol"s dlsohlll'!lo, sho WIIS
Slllll'000lvII1lll110l'phlllo IIlIl'IIl'cl1ollsly, \VIIS Ollly Illlol'll1l\1Ol1lly oOl1selolls IInd WIIS 1101
IIl11hllllllol''y, Pllllntlrtli pkllld Ihlll MI'.\, 1I1I1I1111iOl' hilS no I'oeollootlon ol'hol' silly 111 Iho hosplll1l 01'
hOl'dlsohlll'go, (Pllllnllrtli' C0ll1pllllnl111 plll'llgl'lIph 20,)
H. Pllllnllnilllvol' Ihlll MI', 1IIIIl111kol' wIIIllnsl1'1I0lcll liS to how 10 ohllllgo Iho dl'ossll1ll
IInll WIIS Il1t\1l'1nod Ihlll II vlslllllg 111II'1JO 111111 hosplllll hod WOllld ho pl'ol'ldod. (PllIlllllrtli'
C0ll1pllllnlll1 plll'llgl'lIph 21.)
I), PIIIII1t1ftil IIssol'l Ihlll whllo MI'. 1 1 II I11l1k 01' WIIS lIt1oll1pting 10 Il'lInsl'ol' Ml's.
1111111111\01' Ihll11lhoh' 0111' Inlo Iholl' homo, ho sll'IIlnod his ShOllldol', nook IIl1d hllOk, ollllsllIg h\llIl'ios
Ihl' whloh 1'001lVOl'Y Is sOllght. 1'11111111 nil 1\11'Ihol' IIssol'lthlll Mrs. 1 1 11111 IIkol' sllhscqllolltly slIsllIlncd
II filII whilo 1It10l11ptll1g 10 crilli'I 10 Ihe hlllhl'ool11. (P11I11111f'1li' COl11pllllnl III PIl1'1I111'lIphs 22-25.)
10, PllIlllllnli' COl11pllllnl hwllldos c1l1hllS IIglllnslllol'shoy Modlcnl COlltOI' soundlllg In
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11Ohllll'0l'holh 1)011111d ul1d .hlllul1l1u IIUl1l1lkUI', UH wollllH II clulIl1l\ll' 10HH 0l\10\lHol'llllllllll1 hohllll'
ol'.I\1l1Ul1l1o 1111I11111;ul' (Cllll1l1l1llhl'o\lgh ('011111 XI),
II, 1'11111111 nil' c1l1hllH 1I11IlIIlHt Ilul'Hhoy ModlulIl CUI11ul' 11I'0 IIHHol'lod \l11I1111hu hllHIH Ihlll
.I111h\l1l10 1111111111;01' Willi IIl10g.Jdly pl'ollHlllll'oly dlHuhlll'gud 1\'11111 Ihu MUl1lu1I1 COl1lol',
12. lJul\JI1dlll1lllol'Hlwy Modlolll COl1lul' I1lcH tho hlHllIl1ll'l'ulll11ll1l1l'Y Oh.luullul1l1 to
1'IIIII1IIn"' COl11plllilll,ll1lhu I1l1t\ll'U ol'dUI111IlTUI'H, IIpOIl Ihc hllHIH Ihul 1'llIlnlin8, DOl1l1hllllll11l1l\U1'
IInd .Il1l1unl1u 1IIII11ukuI', hllw Iilllud to plolld/Hllltu 1\ clllll11 IIpon which rulloI' I11I1Y hu lll'lllllud
IIgll1l1HIIIUI'HI1IJY MudlulIl Conlol' lill' noglh.lllllou (CoIIIIIH 111111111 VII), 111101111ol1ulll1l1loliullot'
0111011011111 dlHtl'uHH (COlll1tH IV 1111l! VIII), l1uglll.lol1t 1I1111otlol1ol'ol11otlol1111 dlHll'UHH (Co1l111H VI
IIl1d X), plll1ll1\'O dUI1H1guH (COl1l1tH V IInd IX), IIl1d IOHH ol'col1Hol'lIlI111 (COli III XI).
I. 1l01ll1ll"'01'1 IMillI'll 'I'll l'IIIIUI/Stllto II cllllnUlllwuthMLIMllliMJlyJll!
QrnIl1llll~.\lllUl!JIl!JLUlLl!.lllllllf Ill' IlIlIlllWJlnllllllutl:JCIIII II I liB
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13, I'III'Ul.ll'lIphH I Ihl'ollgh 12 III'C Il1corpol'lItcd hy l'ul'ol'ul1cO IIH Ihollgh Hol Ihl'lh III
longth hOl'oln.
14. 1'IIIII1tll'l' DOl1l1ld 1IIII1111kol' UHHOI'IH ullogullol1H 01' 110gllguI1co IIglllllHt 1I0l'Rhoy
ModlclIl COil tor wllhll1 COIlI1II11 ol'lho COl11plllll1t.
IS, Spccll1clllly, MI'. 111I111111\U1'lIlIogcHlhllt IlorHhuy McdlclIl COl1tOI' wui! lIulllIgont III
pl'cl1l1lturcly dlHchul'gll1g MI'H. l-Iul11l1kcl' Ulld thut, UH Ul'oHIIII, ho HIIHtull1o,J 1IIIurloH whllo
1I11CI11plll1g to trul1Hl'o1' MI'H. Ilul1l11kcl' Ii'llllllholl' cur Il1tolllllll' hOl11o lilllowil1g dhlChi\l'llU.
I II. \Jndcl' thc Iu\\' 01' l'uI1I1Hyl\'ul1lu, 111 ol'dcl' tll Hlutc U clulmlhl' l1ogllgol1oo, Iho
plllll1ll1'1'l11l1HI plollllul1d pro\'o filll1' OIOI1H1l1tH: (I) c1111~', (2) hl'cllch ol'dllty, (3) dUlllllllCH, nllll (4)
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17, PIIIIlIII1'I6 hll\'lJ Iilllod 10 plolld 11IlII 011111101 olhol'wlHO (lHlllhllHh lhlllllol'uhoy
MOl1lo1l1 ('011101' owod II dilly 10 DOl1l1hlllllllllllwl'.
Ill. Thoro WIIH 110 physlollll1-Pllll0111 1'011l1lol1Hhlp hOlwool1llol'slwy Modlolll ('011101' IlIHI
POl1l1ll1lhllllllkor IIIHllho Modlolll ('011101' did 1101 olhol'wlHO IISHIIl11U II dilly 10 MI', I hllllllklll',
MoI'OOVOI', Iho Inllll'IoH 111'0 1101 ovol1lll1ogod 10 hlll'o lll'OlllT011 0111hu pl'ollllROS nf 1I0l'Rhoy Modlolll
COl1lcl',
II), As II 1'0Hllli, 1'11111111 rr DOl1l1ld I'lllllllllwl' IlIiH Iilllod 10 sllllu II olllhn Ihl' l1ogllgol1oo
IIgl1ll1Hlllol'shoy Mudlolll COllI 01' III Conl11111 sllf'l1ulol1t 10 wlthHllIl1d Iho Instll111 Pl'olhllll1l1l'Y
Ohjoollol1s 111 tho I1l1ll11'o of II dOI11I1I'1'U1'.
20. C0I1HO'l11011t1y, COIlI1III1 Hhollld ho Hll'lol(ol1l1l1d dlsll1lHsod f)'ollll'llIlntll'fs'
COlllpllllllt 1'01' 1\111111'0 10 Slllll111 UlllhllllpOI1 whloh rolloflllllY ho gl'lIl1lod.
WI-IIJREFOIUJ, Dol\JllIllIl1t IlorHhoy Modlolll C0l11uI' 1'0spootl\llIy 1'0'l1l0Hlu thllllhlH
l-Iol1ol'llhlo COlll't dlHl11lHS 1'IIIII1tll'l'\)olllll\1 HlIlllllkol"S 011111118 ofl1ogllgoI1C,) IIg11II1Hlllol'shoy
Modlolll COlli 01' for 1\llIlII'o 10 Hllllu II 01111111, IIl1d dlHllllss (;01111111I ofPIIIII1II1'16' COlllpllllnt, wlih
pl'~ludloo,
11.J!lilllllrtll11..Eu1l.ur1d.uJ1lUU1/Hllllu II ClnlllUl!lfIn wlllull Rollor MIIY..llil
!lrmUoll-NouUIUHlCU Cllllloll11ltuLlll1Jllllllo 11 II III II Iw I' (COIIIILYlll
21, 1'II1'IIgl'llphH I through 20 111'0 II10orpol'lllod hy rol'urol1co liS thOllgh Hot Ihl'lh lit
10l1glh hOl'oll1,
22. 1'IIIII1111'1'.Iulllll111o HlIlllllkol' IIHsorls II clllllll ofl1ogllgol1co IIgl1ll1Hll-lorHhoy Modlolll
COil tor wlthll1 COlll1t VII ol'lho ('omplllll1!.
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hlol\\II'; thu \ilullllli 01' 10UIII hllHIH Ihl' 1101' ollllm, Spooll1olllly, CO\II\\ VIIIlVOI'H IIH IhllowH:
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'l'hOIlVOl'lllUl\tH 11\ 1'II1'IIlll'IIphil I Ihl'ouuh ~:llll\ll\llIy 11\00\'po\'lItud ho\,oll\ hy
\,olb\'oI\Oo IIH Ihouuh Hollh\'lh 11\ 1\111.
WllHIWFOIUI, 1'llIll\lllT.lulllll\l\o M. 111I\1l1ll\o\, 1l01\1lullllljlldul\wI\I IIUlIll\llt
Dolbl\llll\1t Mlllo\1 S. 1I01'Ilhoy Modlolll COI\\o\" \1011' hy 1110\'UOI' PO\11\ SllIto
C1ulilIIlUC\', 11\ 11\111111\1111\11\1 uxooHllof $25,000,00, which HIII11 uXI)oods IIppllOllhlc
nrhltl'lItlll\1I1I11I1H In C'lIl11ho\'h!l\d ClIlll\\Y, llluotho\' wllh Il\tO\'OHt 1\'0111 MII\,ch 7.
IlJlJ7, plllsoostll of HlIlI."
24, All lllllclIHHUllllhovo, 11\ o\'dol' to HtllloII olllh\1 1111' 1\0Ulluol\lJc, I'cl\l\nylvllnllllllw
I'CIII\I\'cH \111\\ thc pllllntllT plolld IIl\d pl'ovo fom olol11ontH: (I) II dilly owod hy Iho phYHlollI1\ to Iho
pllllol\t, (2) II hl'olloh ofdllty Ihl\l1lho physlollln to Ihc )1l1llonl, (~) dllll1l1UOH,lIl1l1 (4) tho \'oqlllHllo
OllllH1I1 oOl\l\ootlon holwocn Iho hl'olll1h ofthc duty IIl\d tho dIlI11I1UOIl.
25. 1'IIIIntlffH hllvolilllod 10 plolld tho 1'0qlllHllo clonwntH 01'11 \1cglluoncollctlol\ 01\
bohlllf of MI'H, 1111111111101',
26, Even CXIII11II\II\U tho 01\\11'0 COl11pllllnl, Itwol'pol'lIllnu ovol'y IIvol'lno\1llnto
COU\11 VII, IIl\d gl'lIntlnul'llIlnl\rtil tho bono fit oflllllnlbl'onollH 1'0llHonllhly dorlvcd 1'1'0111 Hllld
IIl10ulltlonH, 1'IIIIntlffH hllVo Iilllod to plolllllhlll MI'H. 1111n1l\1\01' IlIIHllllncd nn ~ 1I1ll1/01' l\1I\11Iny
In.lmy WIIH QllWUllly I'clnlilll tol-lol'Hhoy Modlolll C'onllll"H II11ouUl1 hl'clloh ofdnlY,
27, Tho 1110HII'IIIIntllTH 1I110ll0lH \lllIt "...MH. 1111111111\01' did nUlllnln II 1'1111 In II(10l1111\lng
to cl'lIwl 10 Iho hlltlt1'llOI11." (SQIl plll'lllJl'llph 25.)
2M. Ilowovol', 1'IIIInllrtil hllvo lillloll to II110go thllt Ml's, 1111111nkol' nnnllllnod nny
OOI11)1onllllhlo Injury IIn II1'0HuII of Hllltl Iii II nnd/ll\' Ilol'nhoy Modlolll Conlol"n nogllgonoo,
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29, A8 II rosllll, PIIIIIIIII'I' ,1\1111111110 1IIIIIIIIKOr 111\8 Iilllod In 811110 II olllllnlhr 110gligol100
IIglIIIlslllorsllOY Modlolll Colli or III ['nllnl VII 8\11'11010nl In wllh81111l1\ 1110 1118\ul1\ Prullmll1l\r)'
Ohjoollnns Inlho 11111\11'0 nl' II dOll1l\rrur.
30. C'IlI\Sllll\IOnlly, (\111111 VII shll\lld hu slrlol,onund dlsll1lssod IhllH Pllllnlll'l\l'
Cnlllplulnllhr lilllmo In sllllo II 01111111 'IPUI\ whloh rl,lllol'nlllY ho gl'lll1lOll.
WIInIUiFOIW, Polundunl IlorsllOY MOllll:III COlli or rospootl\llIY r01l\loslH\hllllllls
Ilnnnrnhlu Cnllrl dlslniss Pllllnlll'l'.Il\llIlIlI1o IluIIHlKor's Ollllll1ol'lIogllgolloo IIglllllslllorshoy
Modlolll COlllul'll1l' 11\lhll'u 10 sllIlo II olulll1,lIl1d dismiss ('nlllll VII ul'PIIIllIlln\l' Cumplullll, wllh
projllllloo,
III. 1l01lll1rt!tl:LEuillll'0 'I'n Jllolld/Hlulo u Clll.lIll.1l1lll1l1\'hMLRollof Mny 110 Gl'lllIlod;:=
r1Q.uUullll.tlnJlhttiIl1lJJ1.l!JJlIl1lUIllILIlli II'OHH nil 1IlllullLuU!.olluWJlmllllkltti en lIlI I V 1.1
31. Pl\1'ugruphH Ilhl'ulIgh ~o 111'0 illonrpOl'ulod hy 1'01'01'01100 liS Ihollgh sol I'orlh III
10llglll horoln,
32. PIIIllIllITDnllllld Ilull1l1l,ol' ussorls II clulln 1'01' 1I0gllgonl 111111011011 ol'omollolllll
dlstl'oss ugllhlslllorllhoy Medlolll COlllol' wllhlll COllIII VI ol'lho CUl11plulllt.
33, Ilnwovol', P111111111'1's hllvo tidlcd III slllto II clull11 upun whloh 1'01l01'11111Y ho Ilrnlltcd
UII hohllll'orMI'. 1IIII11ukcl' IIl1dol' tho duclrlllo 1ll'nogllgolltllll1l01l011 ul'Ol11ulIUIlUI dlsh'oss.
34, In plll'lloll1ul', PIIIIIlIII'I\l hllvo tilllcd Iu II110go 111111 MI', 1IIIIllukol' 1ll11'Sulllllly surl'ored
Iho roqulsite dlsllllol physlclllllljlll'Y, spcoll1clllly physlcllll11l1llllulllullolls 1l1'Ihc ol11olluIIUI
dlstrosll, liS II rcslllIlll' Iho IIl1cgcd Ilcgllgollco UIl Iho pllrl 01' Ilorshoy Mcdlolll COlllcr.
35, Inllny ovclll, Ihe cundllcl IIllsSIIO Is lint ol'lho lypo which wo\l1d slIpporlu uluil11
Ihr 1I0gllguIllllll11otlllll ul'cl11ntlollullllstl'oss.
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CO\ll11 X,lIlltl gl'l\l1ll\1g PllIlllIllTllllw hUllun\ ol'lIl1ll1lbrullUUlll'UlIllOll1lhly tlurlvullli'ol11llllld
1111 ugllll 0 Illl , 1'11I11111n~ 11I\\'u 1l\11I Ihllud 10 1l\II\U 11 ullll1l1 \lpoll whluh I'Ullul'l1ll1Y hu gnmlod oil hohlllf
of Mrll, llnllHll\ur Illlllur Iho doo\rll1o of 110gllgul1\ Inlllu\lol1 of 11llwll0l1l11 dllllrullll, ,
41, 111 pn1'\lollll1r, 1'11111111 nil hllVo Ihllull 10 pluml \hu I'uq\lllllto llul1llllry 11\111
Ullll\oll1porllllOOllllohllorvnllou of Ihu nllullod 1\0gll1\0110u hy MI'Il. Ilnl\1l1l,ur,
42, I'lnlll\IITllllpooll1ulllly plolld Ihlll MI'Il, llul1llll\ol' "hllllllo rooollcclloll ofhor IlIIIY 11\
Iho hOllpltnl nr hor dlllolllll'go." (t!Qll plll'lI1\l'lIph 20,)
43, Itlllllllllllgol1l111lllllhr PIIIII1\lnil \0 01111111 \hnl MI'Il, 1lllll1l1l\ur lluf'I'ol'ull ul\1ollonlll
dlll\l'ulllllIllU rUllul\ of'llul'llhoy MUl1lo1I1 C0l110r'Illlllogod llogll1\ol1oU whol1lhoy 1I0lmowloll1\0 III
(hoh'owl1 C0l11pllll111 Ihlllllho doollllo\ OVOI1 hnvo 111'000110011011 of ulthol' tho hOllpltllllzllllol1 01' hol'
dl60hlll'1\u, whol1lt WIIIl hul' II110llodly pr01l1ll\\1I'U dlllol1lll'gu I1nlllll \ho Rolu IHIIlIIl ol'l'llIll1tll'l'll'
Clllll\1llllgl1ll1llt Iho Modlolll ('olllor,
44, ^dtllllol1l1l1y, 1'11I11l111'1'1l hllVo 1101 1I110llUlI thlll Mrll, 11111\1111101' pOl'llolllllly llulTol'od
Iho roqullllto dlll\11101 phYlllolIllll.l\1l'y,llpccll1onlly phYlllollll1l1Ulll'olllnllol1ll ol'tho 0111011011111
dlllll'Ollll, nil II r01l111t of Iho II11oll0d l1ollllll01l00 on tho pnr( of Ilol'llhoy Modlonl COl1tur,
45. 111 nllY ovcl1l, Ihu oOl1duolllllllllUO III 1101 ol'lho Iypo which woulllllUppol'l1I clllll\1
fol' nOllllgol1t 1I11ll01101101'01\10ll0l1nl dIIlII'OIlH,
4(), C'lll1lloquol1l1y, COUI11 X Ilhould ho 1lll'IoIWI1 nnd dlRl\1lRROd l)'ol\1l'llIlnllf'lil'
COI11p11l1111 Ihr Ihlluro (Ollllllo II clnll11uplll1 whloh I'olluf I1HIY ho grlln(od,
WIIERIlFORIl, Dol'ondlll1( 1I0l'Rhoy Modlolll CUl1lur 1'0Rpooll\llIy rcql10HIH Ihlll thlll
Honol'l\hlo Courl dlIlI\1IHIlI'IIIII111 IT .111111111110 1llIl\1l1lwr'H clllll\1 of 110llllgul1t 1111110(1011 of 011101l01l111
dlllll'OIlH IIgllhWlllol'llll\lY fvhllllclIl ('OI1\1ll' Ihr 1'II11ul'o (0 H\i\lo II clllhl1, 1\111\ dllll\1lllll COUl1t X of
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5:1, Tho I:Olllhllllllllllll\IO III IInl ol'lhll Iypo whlllh 11'0\1111 lI\1pport IIlllllh11 Ihr 1\1101111011111
1111111l1101101' 011101101111\ III HI \'IlHII ,
51\, CIlI1II0I\II0l1lly, ('0\1\1111 IV 111111 VIII 111111\1111 ho 1111'1011011 II III I 1I111111ll1l1cll 1'1'0111
PIIIII1III'1'H' Cl1111111111111 thr Iillluro 10 1111110 II 01111111 \lpOllll'hlch rollol'l11l1Y 11Ilgl'lll1loll,
WIIBIUlF01W, I1cl'ollllllnl Ilorllhoy MolllolIl COlllor rOllpcell\ll1y rOI\\lclIllI Ihllllhlll
Il0noruhl11 CO\lrl 1111111111111 1'11\111Ill'1il, \'lolll\\lllllIl11l1kor'lI 111111 ,111111111110 1'111111111101"11, 0111111111 Ill'
Il1lonllonlllll1l1lo11lln or cl1101101l1\1 1Ill1lrlllllll\glllnlllllorllllOY Mcdlolll COl1lcr Ihr Iilllllrc \0 11111\0 II
clllll11, und dllll11ll111 CO\lnllV 111111 CO\lI1I VIII or P\ullllltTII' cOl11plulnl, with pro.l\lllloo,
VI. 1lII\lIlU'I'OI'1 "'ulhll'" 'I'll 1'I\!Jl!lllit1l1Q_IlJ1uiIll111lJllLlYllMLlMlllMn~JI0 GI'UlltOd::
l!lln1tlvo llulIIUllQH 1111 lIohuiLnf.D.nnuldlUllLlullllllllQJlIllllUllol' (C'III111.l!lXJlll.l.llXl
55, Purugruphll llhrollgh 54 111'0 hlllorporlllcd hy roterol1oc us Iho\lgh scl I'orlh ul
Icnglh hercln,
50, 1'11I111Ill'1il, DOl1l1ldllul11ulwr IInd ,hlliunnc IIUl\1uller, 11111101'1 cluh11S for pllnitlvo
dllnlllgclI IIgllll1llt Hershoy ModlclIl Col1lcr within CO\lnl1l V l\llllIX or the COll1plulnl.
57. HOWOVOI" 1'IIIII111ftil hllVc Iilllcd 10 slulc II clllll11 \lpOI1 whleh rcllorl11uy ho grlll1led
on hohulf'ot'ollhor Mr, Illllllllkor or Mrll, llulllukor thr p\ll1itlve dUl11l1ges,
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51), Evcn gl'llnllng 1'IIIIIIIilTII Ihc honolil or ullllllercl1ccs rousonllhly dorlvcd thlln Iho
IIl1egullons plcllllcd wllhlnlho COl11plllll1l. 1'llIlnlll'lil, e\ull\1l1 rlsc 10 no IMro Ihlln ol'lllnul'y
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JUI-IANNJ: M, HAMMJ:I~ anq
DONAl_D G, HAMAI<J:R, SR"
PI-AINTIFFS
V,
I.INDA F. JOHNSON E1nd
MIl-ToN s. HERSHEY MEDIcAl.
CENTER nlblm PENN STATE
GEISINGER,
DEFENDANTS
: IN TI-II~ OOURT OF COMMoN Pl-l=As OF
: OUMI3ERI-ANP qOUNTY, PENNsYI-VANIA
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IN.BEI PRELIMINARY OBJLillIloNS OF DE ffiNMtfi.M1L TONlh.,HE:RSHt;Y
MeDIOAL CEmB.nLMn PENN stAIIHrnlIDMmiliJQ
PLAINTIFFS' OOM.et.A1MI
~EFORE BAYLEY, J. AND OLERuL.
QBDER QE.Q.Q.I!BI
AND NOW, tl11R _ /e.+l.. day of November, 1999, IT IS ORPERElDI
(1) Counls VI and X of plalnllffs' oomplalnt l1avlng been wlll1drawnln tl1elr brief
and Elt ami argument, ARE DISMISSED,
(2) Tile demlJrrer of defendant Hersl1ey MeqloElI Cenler n/b~m Penn State"
Geisinger to tile oomplalnt of DonElld G. Hamaller, Sr., IS GRANTED, Tile olalm for
loss for oonsorllul1l of Julianne M. Hamaller against defendanlln Count XI, IS
DISMISSED.
(3) Tile demurrer of defendElnt, Hersl1ey Medloal Center n/b/m Penn State
Geisinger, to tile oomplalnl of Julianne M, Hamal<er, IS DENIED; l1owever, Julianne M,
,. Hamal<er shall file an amended oomplalnt selling forll1 any speolal damages as tllere
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pONA~.P G, HAMAI<~R, SR.,
Pl..AINTIFFS
V,
I.INPA F, .IOI'INSON and
MIl.. TON S, Hf2RsH8Y M8PloAI.
08NT~R n/l>/m P8NN STATe
G~ISINGi=R, .
P~Ff2NPANTS
: INTI.18 OOURT OF oOMMoN PI.8As OF
: OUMI3!:RI.ANIJ oOUNTY, P8NNsYl..VANIA
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IN REI PRElblMINARY O~EOTIOJftLQE.QGEIiliPANT ,M1b.tQtil.,J:IWI:UiY
MEDIOAL OJ;N.mlinlb/lll.eIiNN STATJUmLmNaER TO
E.bAINTIFFt1' OOMPLAINT
IlliFORE Btffi,gy,..J,.AN.Q oLEmwL
OPINION ANIL oagJ;!B-QE. COURT
BaYley, J" November 12, 19991--
Plaintiffs, JLlllanne M, HalllollBr and her husband Donald G, 1-1I:\l11al<er, Sr" flied a
oomplalnl against defendonls, Lindo F, Johnson and Millon S. Hershey Medloal Center
n/b/m Penn State Geisinger. In oounts I and Ilugalnst defendant, Linda F, .Iohnson,
plaintiff Julianne M, Hamaller nlalms damages for personal Injury, and Donald G,
.
Hamalmr, Sr" for los8 of oonsortlLllll arising out of Injuries his wife alleges she Inourred
In an automobile anoldent on Maroh7, 1007, In whloh.Johnson was Ihe driver of"
vehlole that oolllded with her vehlole. Plaintiff alleges that her anllle was fraolured In
thul aooldent for whloh she Was opemted on Maroh 7"1 allhe Hershey Medloal Center.
Against defendanl, Hershey Medloal Center, the allegations In the oomplalnt are as
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follows:
17, on the morning of Mmoh11, 1007, noenls of Defendant
Milton s, Hershey Medlofo1l Genter oontaoted rJlalntlff PonElld Q, Hal11E1lcer,
Sr. and Informed him 1I1at 116 noeded 10 oome to the oenter rloht away and
1** up his wife, ElS slle WElS belno dlsohElt(Jecl.
10. Plaintiffs were Inforl11ed by hospllElI perllonnollhat she was
l>eln9 cllsohargecl beoallse \l1ere was no bed Spfo1oe for tier.
10, When Plaintiff Donald G, HamEllcer, sr. arrived, he attempted
to dlsouss the sltufltlon with CI dootor, but WflS told IhElt no dootol' was
flvallflble,
20, AI the tll11e of 1161' dlsohal'ge, PIEllnllff Julianne M, Haf11f1I\er
WflS stili reoelvlng morphine Intmvenously and WElS only Inlermlttently
oonsolous; Hlle was not ambulfltory find she Ims no I'eoolleotlon of her
stay fit the hospital 01' her dlsoharge,
21, At till'! time of dlsolwoe, a nurse employed by Defendsnt
Milton S, Herslley Medlofll Gental' delllonstraled 10 Mr, Hamfll\er, who has
no Inedloflllralnlng, how to ohange the dressing Ihrough a window In the
OClst, When he protested thaI he WflS not oompetent to oonduot dressing
ohanges, he WClS reflSSLlred that a Visiting nurSB Clnd a hospital bed WOLlld
be provided,
22. Pllllntlff Donllld G, /-Illl11lll\or, Sr, trllnsportod his wlfo to
tholr homo In his privata Ollr,
23. Whon Pllllntlff Donald G, Hllmllkor, Sr, attomptod to
transfer Pllllntlff Jullanno M, Hamal\or from tho family 0111' when ho
I'Oaolllld tholr homo, ho strlllnod his shoulder, noolc and baole,
oauslnu porsonallnJurlos for whloh damagos aro olalmod,
24, As soon as Plalnllff Donald G, HamEllcor, Sr, arrived alhis
home he made efforts to oontaot Defendant Milton S, Hershey Medloal
Genter regarding Ihe promised vlslllng nLlrSe as well I;1S hospllal supplies,
25, When the promlseel bed failed to arrive, Plalnllff Donald G,
Hal11alcer, sr, WClS foroed to sleep wllh his baok against the sofa on whloh
Julianne M. Halllalcer was lying to Iceep her froln failing off of the sofa,
Despite this, Ms, Hal11alcer did sustain a fall In attempting 10 orawl to the
bathroom,
26, A Visiting Illlrse never alrlved unlll approxlmalely 6:00 p,m,
Maroh 12, 1007. Upon Inspeollng Plalnllff Julianne M. Hamalcer, she
reoognlzed that MH, Hal11aker needed to be In a hospital and said thaI the
Visiting Nurses nurse servloe oould not be responolble for har oare given
her serious medloal oondlllon, After npproxhnalely three hours, Plalnllffs
were able to seollre the admission of Plaintiff Julianne M. HamEllcar 10
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O~rllsle I-Iospltal on Maroh1 g, 1007, where she remalnl1C1 \.Hlll1 MElroll 16,
1007,
n It w~s I'ollsamlllly foro8oo~1l10 th~t PI~lntlff Ponllld G,
H~m~kllr, aI', WAit within tho ;z:ono of d~n[Jor orordod flY tho promaturo
df80h~roo of his wlfo, PI~lntlff Jllllllnnll M, H~mlll(or, (~l1lph~sls
~dr.lel:1,)
In Ihe oOl11pl~lnt agEllnsll-lershey Meclloal Center, plaintiff, PonElld G. I-IEll11aller,
81'" malles Ihe followlno olall11s: Oount IlIneglloenoe (or the Injuries he alleges he
sLlffered when he was transferring his wife from ths om to their hOllse [lfler SilO was
releasel:1 from tl18 hospital: Oount IV Intentlonullnfllotlon of el1lotlonElI distress for
prematurely I:1lsoharglno his wife from the hospital: Count V punitiVe damaoes, and
Count VI negligent Infllotlon of emotional dlslress for prematurely dlsoharglng his wife
from the hospital, Julianne M. Hamaller's oOl11plEllnt Elgalnsl the Hersl1ey MedloElI
Oenter Is ElS follow!!: Count Vllnegllgenoe: Count VIII Intentional Infllotlon of el11otIClI1al
distress; Count IX punitive dEll11agea: Count X negllgf,lntlnfllotlon of ol11otlonal distress,
and COllnt XI losn of oonsortlum dlle 10 her hLlnbl1nd's Injuries from 1118 Alleged fall.
Hel'6hey Medloal Oenler flied prellmlnmy objeotlons to ElII olall11s agalnslltln plEllntlffs'
oomplaln\. Plaintiffs have wllhdrawn the ololl11s In Counln VI and X. The Issues were
,
briBfed and argued on Oolober 13, '1099.
In Wltthooft v. 1<IBk~ddon, 733 A,2d 623 (P[l, 1000), the Isnue before the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was whether 0 physlolan l11ay be held liable for Injurlea
Buffered by a third party In an aulol1loblle aooldenl oousod by the physlolan's patlen\.
The plaintiff alloged IhElt the defendant ophthall11ologlsthad failed to Inform his patient
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lIneJ Ihe PennsylvE1nlfllJepflrtmenl of Transportallon of IIlf1 pE1l1enl's poor VISLlfll aO(II\y,
flncl subsequently, IIle patient, IJflOWlse of thaI poor vlsufll flolllty, InhlreeJ plEllnllff willie
drlvlno Eln flutomoblle. The Supreme Court E1ff1rmerl an order of Ihe SLlp!3rlor Court of
Pennsylvl'lnlEl 1I1Ellllad afflrmeeJ E1n order of the trial oOllrl granting El demllrrer 10
plalnllff's oomplalnt, The Sllpreme Caliri slaled:
AppellElnt , . , mEllleS a geneml asaerllonlhElI PI', 1<lsllaclclon owed El
duly 10 Appellanl's dBoeelenl as a foreseeable vlollm of the physlolan's
. omissions. Thai Is, Dr, 1<lsl(El(ldon breElohed a duly 10 Ms, Wlllhoeft by
failing 10 Inform Ms. Myers of her poor vlsllal oondlllon, and Ihls fallLlre to
notify oonslllLitBd a eJlreot Iwl proximale oause of Ms, Wllthoeft's deEllh,
In support of his argument, Appellant oiles to Ihls oourt's cleolslonln
PIMa roo v, l..ynoh Homos-Ohostar County, Ino" 625 Pa, 558, 5133 A.2d
422 (1000), .
In DIMaroo, this oourtheld Ihat a physlolan mElY be liable 10 a non-
patlenllhlrd person who Is Injured beol;luse of Ihe physlolan's negligent
treEllment of a pallent. Inlll<1t oase, a physlolan misinformed his pallent, a
blCJod teohnlolan who hml been ElooleJentally exposed to the oommunloable
disease hepatitis B, that If slle remained symptom free for six weellS she
was not Infeoted Wltll the disease, The physlolan told the patient to refrain
from sexual relallon8 for six weells, In faot, Ihe patient abstained from
sexual relutlons wlthller boYfriend for eight weells, Stili being symptpm
free, the patient resumed seXlIal relations wllh her partner. SubsequentlY,
both the p<1t1ent aneJ her boyfriend were diagnosed with hepatitis B, Th13
patlent'B boyfriend brought BlIlt against oertaln physlolans, alleging their
negllgenoe In failing to warn the patient thaI having seXLlal relations within
six months oOllld expose her Bexual parlner to the disease, This oourt
found thaI the physlolan's dllly enoompassed third parties whose health
oould be Ihreatened by oontuot wllh the cllseased patient, I.e., the dLlly of
the physlolanln suoh olrOLllnstanoes extended to those wllhln the
foreseeable orbll of risk of harm. Thus, foreseeablllly was the essenoe of
Ihe determination of duly.
Appellant oontends Ihat IlIle the plaintiff In DIMaroo, WllIlloefl fell
wlthlnlhe foreseeable rlsll of harm when Dr. 1<lslladdon fulled to Inform
Ms. Myers of her poor eyesight. We believe that DIMaroo Is
dlstlnglllshable for a number of reasons.
Initially, the foous of the oourt In DIMaroo was on the unique
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medloQI oondlllon Qt IlIsllC:!. Speolfloally, tile OOllrt plQoed oreat emphasis
on tile faot tllat tile Injury Involvecl WllS a oommunloable disease, Tl1us,
tile tl1reat of tile spread of oommunloable disease was paramounlln tile
oourt's mind. Boo TroKol v, A,I, Dupont Inlltltulo, 460 Pa,SLlper. 71, 676
A.2j:f 314 (1006), III1DO, donlod, 646 Pa, 660, 606 A,2d 547 (1006), Inll1e
oonle)(t of a oClmmunloable cllsease, the physlolan'u duty to provide
Eloo~lrale InforlTlatlonls orl\loal beoause Infonnl.1\1on regl.1rdlng Ihe rlslls of
oontElo\lng Ille cllseass or Ihe dangers of transfl1llt1ng tile dlseElse are
often \lInes not Ilnown to Ihe (Jeneml pulJllo, Tl1us, inll1ls oontext, Il1e
ecJUOI.1t1on Elnd advloe provided by the physlolan Elboul the oommunloable
disease are of great Import and the finding of a duly I1l11Y Ilave been
reasonable, However, In the OaSB Bub Judloo, we are faoed wllh poor
vision, oertalnlY not a oommunloable disorder or El disorder of Imminent
tllreal to heElItI1. Finally, It Is a oondlllon of wl1lol1 tile patient Is well aWare,
Tllus, the polloy reasons present In PIMlIrco are notloeaplY absent In this
oase,
Addlllonally, DIMllroodealt with the giving of Inoorreot advloe py
tile hSElltl1 oare prOfessional, In DIMllrco, tile third party aotuElIlY relied
upon Il1e erroneous medloElI advloe. Here Ihere was no Inoorreot advloe
put an allegatlonll1Qt tile pl1yslolEln fEllled to Inform his patient tl1at she
hEld poor eyeslgl1t, Elgaln, a oondltlon of wl1loh the patient would have
been aWflre, There Is no Indloallon thElt Me, Wlllhoefl PI' Ms, Myerll relied
to their detriment upon erroneous advloe from PI'. Klsl\llcldon to Ills
patient. Indeed, Ms, Myers was In tile best position to Ilnow tile effeots, If
any, tl1at her visual aoully would have on her driving, Tl1us, we find
DIMllrco InElpposlte to tile present mailer and will not extend 1IIII10ldlng to
Impose IIElblllly upon a medlofll prOVider under the clroumstElnoes of this
oase,
Alllloughnot dlreotly on point, botl1ll1e Franlllln County Coult of
Oommon Pleas and tile SLlperlor Oourt found Il1e deolslon In CraBby by
Crosby v, Sultz, 406 Pa,S~lper, 627, 692 A.2d 1337 (1907) to be
Instruotlve. Tile deolslonln CraBby, IlIle the case Bub Judloll, Involved
Motor Vehicle Code reporllng requlremenls, The faots of that oase
disclose that plEllnllffs, wl10 were pedeslrlans, were Injured by u vel1lole
operated by James JaollBon, Plaintiffs broughl sull against a Dr, Marvin
Sultz allaglng tl1at Jaollson had sustained 11 temporary lapse of
oonsoloLlsness and losl oontrol of Ihe vel1lole beor~use of hili clll1betlo
oondlllon. The plalnllffs olalmed tllat Dr. Sultz nol only sl10uld l1ave
oounseled Jacllson not to driVEl, but also shoLlld have reported him to
pennDOT pursuant 10 tile Motor Vel1lcle Code. Tile relevant reporting
requirement, 67 Pa.Code ~ B3.l\(a)(2), mandated notlfloatlonlf Il1e patient
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90-1267 CIVil. Tl:liM
s~lffereel fromllllstflPle or hrlttle (1Iapeles. unless Ihere has I)een a
oontlnlloua perlocl of at leAst elx mOllths freedom from Q related synoopal
a\laoll.
The OrOSllY oourt l1eld thaI tile ~jootor ~lId not preQoll a dllty of OElre
10 tile plaintiffs InJlII'ed wllenlhe dootor's pfltlOl1t lost oonsolousnosa willie
opomtlng Q Illotor velllole. Willie tile loas of oonsOIOllSl1eSS allegedly
arose from a dlahetlo oondltlon1\f1Dwn10 PI', Sullz, tile oourlnoted thflt
Jaollson had not prevlollaly suffered a loss of oonsolousnese aa a reaLl1t of
ilia cllapetes. Tllus, Ille notlfloatlon opllgallon under 67 Pa.Coda ~ 03.5
never aroae.
However, the OOllrt went on to Btale Il1al:
[e]venlf PI', Sullz clld IHwe a duty to cllsolose ,Iaollaon's name to
tile Pepal1ment of TrQnaportatlon, we flnclno log loa I oonneotlon
helween tllat ohllgatlon and fl dllly of OQre to tile [plalntlffa], The
[plfllntlffs] were /lot foreseeflble vlothna of Dr. Bultz's flotlons or
Inflollons. SOD Zanlno v, Gallauhor, 346 Pfl,SlIper, 110,407 A,2d
1332 (1086) (soope of (My Is limited to Il'iose rlalls tllflt me
reasonflbly foreseeable by tile aolor under tile olroumstflnoea);
Alumni ABs'n, Dolta Zata Zota of Lllmpda Ohl Alpha Fratornlty
v, Sulllvl\n, 360 Pa.Buper, 696,636 A,2d 1005 (100'1) (flooord),
aff'd, 524 ra. 366, 672 A,2d 1200 (1000), Soo alBa Doylo V,
South Plttspurgh Wator Co" 414 ra. 100, 207, 100 A.2d 875,
070 (1064) (duty extenda to Ihose 'falllno wltllln the foreseeahle
orbit of rlall of 11arm.'). To dlsoount tl1a Imporlant element of
foreseBElblllly l1ere Is effeotlvely to overrule well,oatabllsl1ed Qnd
preoedentlal tort IElw, as well as 10 extend lIablllly limitlessly to
treating pl1yslolans vla.a.vla thlrd.party vlothns,
Crospy, 502 A,2d at 1346 (emphaals In original), [FN6]
FN6. Adclltlonally, ooses Involving mental health
professionals' duly to warn tlllrd parties of threata by their
patient a are oonslslent with this rationale. Althouohnot
dlreolly on point. oase law fromlhls Commonwealth,
Inoludlng the reoent deolslon from this oourlln Emorloh,
malleS olear tl1at a duty to warn In this oonlext only arises
wllere there Is on Identifiable and foreseeable tlllrd party
vlotlm. Emot'lchl BOO also Loonard v, Latrobo Arol\
Hospital, 426 Pa,Super, 540, 625 A.2d 1220 (1903);
Dunldo v, Food Borvloo East, Ino., 400 Pa.Super. 5B, 502
A.2d 1342 (1000),
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TilliS, the oOllrt noted a laok of foreseeahle rlsll and refused to find
a d~IIY on the part of the plwslolAn, The OO~lrt lIelcled thl:1t to hold
athelwlse would pe to render a dootor strlotly IIAI)le for the ooncluot of his
patlenls,
HEWing oonslderedlhese oases, we agree with Ihe S~lperlor Oourl
thaI the Iss~le In the present mailer is lTIore alllnlo Orospy Ihanlo tile
situation In DIMaroo, It may ba reasonAbly foreseeElble thaI El patient
exposed to anlnfeotlO~IS and OOmlmlllloElble disease will InJure a Ihlrel
party ~lIlless properly Informed to prevent the spread of the disease.
However, we believe that It Is I1n unreasonable exlenslon of Ihe conoepts
of d~lty and foreseeabllllY to broaclen a physlolan's duly to a patient and
hold a physlolan liable to tllfl pUbllo at large wlthlnlhe faotual soenarlo of
this oase. This Is espeolEllly true where, as here, Pr, 1<lslladdon did nol
oa~lse or aggravate a medical oonditlon that affeotedlhe patient's driving
and Ihe patlenl was neoessarlly aware of her medloal oon(lItlon,
Appellant's deoedent Is simplY nol A foreseeElble vlothn Ihat Ihls
OO~trt will reoognlze, Wo will not otrotoh forosoDablllty boyond tho
point of rooognltlon for to do so will bo to mako Itablllty ondloss, To
allow lIablllly In \Ills oase WOLlld be to mElI\8 physlolans absolutely liable for
the vmlous aols of their pallenla, This we will not oountenanoe. We reoall
, the admonition eloquently statecl by Chief Justloe Flaherly In his
oonourrlng opinion Inl:morlohllt Is a point equallY Elpplloable 10 the "
mailer sub JudloOI
Yea, one oan reElson In so many Instanoes thElt an extension of
liability Is merely a smllll slep flowing naturally and logloallY from
the eXisting oase law. Yet flaoh seemingly small step, over time,
leads to an ever proliferating number of smElII sleps that add up to
hLlge leaps In terms of extension of lIablllly. At some point It must
slop and I would drElw the line In this mea of Ihe law with what Is
expressed by Ihe oourt In this oase-no further,
EI11orloh, 720 A,2d at 1045, (Emphasis adcled,)
ApplYing the reasoning In Wltthooft, we oonolude In the oase Bub JUdloo, \llE1t
even If Hershey Meclloal Center WElS negllgenlln prematurely dlsolwglng Julianne
HUI11aller, no duly exlends to her husband that ooulcl oreate lIablllly for any Injuries he
Inourred In a fall when he was oaring for her beoause he was nol within the foreseeable
orbll of rlsll of harm. Therefore, we will grant defendant Hershey Meclloal Center'o
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00"1257 CIVIl.. TI:RM
delmmer to the olfllms agEllnst It by plEllnllff lJonflld G, Hfll11Elller, Sr,
The Olflll11 of plfllnllff, .Iullanne M, Hal11flller, Qgalnat defendant Herahey Medlofll
Center, 113 grounded upon her allegflllonlllflt the MedloElI Oenter premElturely
dlsohflrged her frol11 Its OElre, ThElt 113 fll11edlcfllnegllgenoe Olflll11 the elel11enta of whloh
flre (1) fl duty owedl)Y defendflnt \0 tile patient, (;2) a breeloh of that dU\Y from the
qefendflnt to the peltlent, (3) tllElt the brefloh of duty waa 1'1 aubatflntlElI fElotor In bringing
flbout hflrm suffered by the pfltlent, Elnd (4) dal11Elgel1 auffered by the pl1t1ent that were fl
dlreot reault of that harm, Mltzolfolt v. Kllmrln, 526 PI1, 54 (1000), lJefendflnt,
Hershey Medloal Center, has demllrred to thla olahn noting, oorreotly, thflt ,lulll1nne M,
Hfll11flller hflS not pleflded any dfll11flge6 mlalng frol11 the allegeel negllgenoe of the
hoapltfllln prematurelY dlaolwglng her, Pa, Rule of Civil Prooedure 101 O(f) provides
thElI "Averl11ents of time, plaoe andllema of speolal damflgea ahall be apeolfloEllly
stated," RElther thfln granting a dell1urrer to plaintiffs' oomplfllnt, we will allow plalntlffa
to file fll110re speolflo plefldlng to aver auoh speolfll damflges If there are flny,
For the foregoing reflsons, the follOWing order IBantered,
ORPEB..Qf. OOURT
AND NOW, this _l1J:.._day of November, 1000, IT IS ORDERED:
(1) Counta VI and X of plalnllffs' oomplalnthavlng been wlthdruwn In their brief
and at orfll argument, ARE DISMISSED.
(2) The dell1urrer of defendant Hershey Medlolll Center n/b/mPenn State
Geisinger to the oomplalnt of Donald G, Hamaller, Sr" IS GRANTED, The olElhn for
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