Pennsylvania doctors can breathe a sigh of relief now that the state's high court has decided an opthalmologist can't be held liable for the death of a woman in a car accident caused by the doctor's patient. The court also ruled the eye doctor could not be held liable to the third party for failing to notify the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that his patient's poor eyesight made her ineligible to drive, as required by the Motor Vehicle Code.
July 09, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Doctors in Pennsylvania can breathe a sigh of relief now that the state high court has decided an opthalmologist can’t be held liable for the death of a woman in a car accident caused by the doctor’s patient.
The issue of first impression is “significant and far-reaching,” according to Justice Ralph J. Cappy, who wrote the majority opinion in Estate of Witthoeft v. Kiskaddon. Justice Stephen A. Zappala concurred in the result.
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