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PARKER v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILA.

483 Pa. 106 (1978)

394 A.2d 932

David PARKER et al., Appellants in Nos. 709, 710, Appellees in No. 628 v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellee in Nos. 709, 710 and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Intervenor) Appellant in No. 628. Jorge L. GARCIA et al., Appellants in Nos. 711, 712, Appellee in No. 627 v. KENSINGTON HOSPITAL, Appellee in Nos. 711, 172 and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Intervenor) Appellant in No. 627. Leonard Carl BOST, Jr., Appellant in Nos. 713, 714, Appellee in No. 624 v. PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE et al., Appellees in Nos. 713, 714 and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Intervenor) Appellant in No. 624.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Kane, Atty. Gen., Gerald Gornish, Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellant at Nos. 624, 627, 628 and appellees at Nos. 709 to 714.

Stephen M. Feldman, Philadelphia, for appellants at Nos. 709 & 710 and appellees at No. 628.

Albert S. Fein, Philadelphia, for appellants at Nos. 711 & 712 and appellees at No. 627.

Marshall A. Bernstein, Philadelphia, for appellant at Nos. 713 & 714 and appellee at No. 624.

Adrian R. King, Philadelphia, for appellee at No. 624.

White & Williams, John J. Dautrich, Philadelphia, for appellees at Nos. 627 & 628 and Nos. 709 to 712.

Philip M. Gilligan, Philadelphia, for appellees at Nos. 711 & 712.

Barton L. Post, Philadelphia, for appellees at Nos. 712 & 714.

Francis E. Shields, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae at Nos. 624, 627, 628.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

We are here presented with consolidated cases which present the question of the constitutionality of the compulsory arbitration provisions of the Pennsylvania Health Care Services Malpractice Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), Act of October 15, 1975, P.L. 390, No. 111, § 101 et seq., 40 P.S. § 1301.101 et seq. (Supp. 1977). This Act provides that all claims for malpractice against doctors of medicine...

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