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· 9/3/2015

Green, R., Aplt. v. Pennsylvania Hospital.

Citations

  • 123 A.3d 310
  • 633 Pa. 18
  • 2015 Pa. LEXIS 2004
  • 2015 Pa. Super. LEXIS 505
  • 2015 WL 5155730

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that ostensible agency under Section 516(a)(1) of MCARE Act is substantially same as common law factor of ostensible agency under Capan
  • noting that Pennsylvania courts adopted the ostensible agency principles outlined in the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 4295 to provide that a hospital may be liable for injuries caused by the negligence of an independent contractor doctor
  • generally considering ostensible agency and vicarious liability principles in the hospital context

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Judges: Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, Stevens

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