Grandelli v. Methodist Hospital

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• acknowledging that summary judgment is proper where the record “contains insufficient evidence of facts to make out a prima facie cause of action or defense and, therefore, there is no issue to be submitted to the jury”
• affirming trial court’s grant of summary judgment pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 1035.2(2) where plaintiff failed to obtain an expert report
• affirming trial court’s grant of summary judgment pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 1035.2(2) where - 11 - J-S37017-23 plaintiff failed to obtain an expert report
• arguments not raised before trial court in opposition to summary judgment cannot be raised for the first time on appeal.
• “Where a motion for summary judgment is based upon insufficient evidence of facts, the adverse party must come forward with evidence essential to preserve the cause of action.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).