Rettger v. UPMC SHADYSIDE

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• recognizing that in a wrongful death suit, a family may recover for its emotional and psychological loss
• recognizing that in a wrongful death suit, a family may recover for its emotional and psychological loss
• recognizing that in a wrongful death suit, a family may recover for its emotional and psychological loss
• concluding that certain parties would suffer prejudice because of a late amendment of a pleading at trial, as allowing the amendment would undermine their trial strategies
• holding that trial court’s decision to limit certain testimony in medical malpractice case under Pa.R.E. 611 because it was of marginal relevance and added unnecessary issues to trial did not warrant new trial as it was not error
• finding that challenge to verdict amount was preserved by motion for remittitur, but later waived where appellant had not cited any relevant authority for a reduced award of damages in its brief

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