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MATTOS v. THOMPSON

491 Pa. 385 (1980)

421 A.2d 190

Joan A. MATTOS, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles W. Mattos, Deceased, Petitioner, v. C. Fred THOMPSON, Jr., M.D., and Arthur S. Frankston, Administrator for Arbitration Panels for Health Care. Joan A. MATTOS, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles W. Mattos, Deceased, Appellant, v. C. Fred THOMPSON, Jr., M.D.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Feldman, Philadelphia, George A. Halalis, Bethlehem, for petitioner.

Boyd H. Walker, Allentown, Lewis S. Kunkel, Jr., Susan J. Forney, Arthur S. Frankston, Harrisburg, for respondents.

Robert L. Pratter, Philadelphia, for intervenor.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

This case presents us with a renewed challenge to the Pennsylvania Health Care Services Malpractice (Act).1 We upheld the constitutionality of this Act in Parker v. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 483 Pa. 106, 394 A.2d 932 (1978), with the caveat that "[i]t is an accepted principle...

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