Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 6/28/1995

Gentzler v. Atlee

Citations

660 A.2d 1378
443 Pa. Super. 128
1995 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1861

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holding that the plaintiff stated a cause of action in a wrongful use of civil proceedings case brought by a physician against lawyer based upon an underlying malpractice suit that was dismissed
declining to dismiss the claim where “[plaintiff] alleged facts of improper purpose, namely to harass or maliciously injure [plaintiff], and unnecessarily to delay and increase the cost of litigation”
In Pennsylvania, only surgeons who actually perform the operative procedures have the duty to warn patients of risks and thus obtain informed consent.
failure to appeal before a court which has the ability to effect any change negates the argument that a lawsuit was filed in an effort to change current law
“In Pennsylvania, only surgeons who actually perform the operative procedures have the duty to warn patients of risks and thus obtain informed consent.”

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Judges: Wieand, Beck and Brosky

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