HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-1500 CivilALICIA P. MORITZ,
Plaintiff
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MICHAEL L. GLUCK, M.D.,
L. LYNN BRITTON, M.D.,
IRA J. PACKMAN, M.D.,
PETER M. BRIER, M.D.,
RICHARD SCHREIBER, M.D.,
INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL PA,
WILLIAM A. SULLIVAN, M.D.,
and HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL,
Defendants
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
NO. 95-1500 CIVIL TERM
IN RE: PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS OF DEFENDANT SULLIVAN
BEFORE SHEELY, P.J., HOFFER and OLER, JJ.
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this ~ day of June, 1996, after careful
consideration of the preliminary objections of Defendant William A.
Sullivan, M.D., to Plaintiff's complaint:
a. The court believes that the complaint satisfies
the requirement under Pa. R.C.P. 1019(a) for a "concise
and summary statement" of the material facts that
underlie the Plaintiff's claim, and accordingly
Defendant's preliminary objection in the form of a motion
to strike Count VII of Plaintiff's complaint is DENIED;
and
b. The court believes, given the allegations of the
complaint, that the issue of whether a sufficient factual
basis for an award of punitive damages on a theory of
"reckless indifference to the rights of others" might
exist in this case can be better considered upon a more
developed record, and accordingly Defendant's preliminary
objection in the form of a demurrer to Plaintiff's claim
for punitive damages in Count VII of the complaint is
DENIED.
BY THE COURT,
John G. DiLeonardo, Esq.
Suite 510
100 Pine Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Attorney for Plaintiff
Peter J. Curry, Esq.
Richard C. Seneca, Esq.
P.O. Box 999
305 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Attorneys for Defendants
Brier, Gluck, Britton,
Schreiber, Packman and
Internists of Central PA
Thomas R. Miller, Esq.
105 Locust Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
Attorney for Defendant Sullivan
Craig A. Stone, Esq.
3401 North Front Street
P.O. Box 5950
Harrisburg, PA 17110-0950
Attorney for Defendant Holy
Spirit Hospital
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