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OROZCO v. CHILDREN'S HOSP. OF PHILADELPHIA

Civ. A. No. 85-2622.

638 F.Supp. 280 (1986)

Charissa OROZCO, by her natural parents and guardians ad litem Joanne OROZCO and John Orozco; and Joanne Orozco and John Orozco, individually v. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, a corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Francis King, M.D., Sidney Friedman, M.D., William J. Rashkind, M.D., J. Hudson Allender, M.D., David Swedlow, M.D., John Doe and Jane Doe, fictitiously named employees of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Hayes, West Chester, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Robert A. Prentice, Philadelphia, Pa., for Sidney Friedman, M.D., William J. Rashkind, M.D., and David Swedlow, M.D.

Malcolm L. Lazin, Philadelphia, Pa., for Francis King, M.D.

James P. Dornberger, David Federman, Philadelphia, Pa., for Children's Hosp. of Philadelphia and J. Hudson Allender, M.D.

OPINION

LUONGO, Chief Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, plaintiffs Charissa, Joanne and John Orozco seek to recover for injuries Charissa Orozco allegedly sustained due to a misdiagnosis of her condition. The named defendants — the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Francis King, M.D.; Sidney Friedman, M.D.; William J. Rashkind, M.D.; J. Hudson Allender, M.D.; and David Swedlow, M.D. — have moved for summary judgment, alleging that...

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