A dispute stemming from allegations that Abington Memorial Hospital withheld documents that could have significantly increased the value of a nearly $20 million settlement should be heard in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the front-line appeals court ruled Sept. 7 that the case West v. Abington Memorial Hospital should be transferred from Philadelphia to the neighboring county, where the hospital is located. The ruling affirmed a decision by Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Denis Cohen.